equivalent
adjective
[ ɪˈkwɪv(ə)l(ə)nt ]
• equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
• "one unit is equivalent to one glass of wine"
Similar:
equal,
identical,
similar,
parallel,
analogous,
comparable,
corresponding,
correspondent,
interchangeable,
like,
commensurate with,
the same as,
synonymous with,
much the same as,
amounting,
tantamount,
approximate,
near,
close,
of a kind,
of a piece,
coequal,
equivalent
noun
• a person or thing that is equal to or corresponds with another in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
• "the French equivalent of the Bank of England"
Similar:
counterpart,
parallel,
alternative,
match,
complement,
analogue,
double,
twin,
opposite number,
equal,
peer,
rival,
answer,
coequal,
• the mass of a particular substance that can combine with or displace one gram of hydrogen or eight grams of oxygen, used in expressing combining powers, especially of elements.
Origin:
late Middle English (describing persons who were equal in power or rank): via Old French from late Latin aequivalent- ‘being of equal worth’, from the verb aequivalere, from aequi- ‘equally’ + valere ‘be worth’.
