English dictionary
equivalent
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Equal in worth or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import or meaning.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
ExamplesSend two dollars or the equivalent in stamps.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Something equivalent; that which is equal in value, worth, weight, or force; as, to offer an <i>equivalent</i> for damage done.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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being essentially equal to something
ExamplesA wish that was equivalent to a command.
Synonyms tantamountSource: WordNet 3.0
verb
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To make the equivalent to; to equal; equivalence.
Source: webster1913