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    Equivalent

    Definitions

    1 | noun | a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc 2 | noun | 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 3 | adjective | being essentially equal to something

    Pronunciation

    ikw'ivuhluhnt (IPA: ɪkwˈɪvələnt)

    Hyphenation

    e-quiv-a-lent (10 letters | 4 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1460 (Late Middle ages | European Renaissance) (565 years ago)

    Word origin

    Latin

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 3586th most common (1 in 20833 words) (56% adjective | 44% noun)

    spoken: 3596th most common (1 in 58824 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    equivalents

    Synonyms

    combining weight | eq | equivalent weight | tantamount

    Narrower terms

    counterpart | opposite number | replacement | substitute | vis-a-vis (total: 5)

    Broader terms

    cognition | knowledge | noesis | atomic mass | atomic weight | relative atomic mass (total: 6)

    Rhymes

    ambivalent (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    equivalence | equivalency | equivalently | inequivalent

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    cash equivalent | common stock equivalent | equivalent-binary-digit factor | equivalent weight | equivalent word | law of equivalent proportions | spousal equivalent | spouse equivalent (total: 8)

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 相等的 (adjective) Hindi: | तुल्य (adjective) Arabic: | مُعادِل (adjective) Spanish: | análogo (analogous) | equivalente (analogous) | equivalente (analogue) | análogo (analogue) French: | analogue (analogous) | équivalent (analogous) | équivalent (analogue) | parallèle (analogue)

    Other notable uses

    equivalent.com | equivalent.net | equivalent.org | equivalent.info | equivalent.biz (total: 5)

    Crossword puzzle clues

    (none)

    Scrabble score

    22 (International English) | 22 (North American English)

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