Definition of equivalent

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Equivalent (a.) Contemporaneous in origin; as, the equivalent strata of different countries..

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Repair :: Repair (v. t.) To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage..
Needs :: Needs (adv.) Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; -- often with must, and equivalent to of need..
Bivalent :: Bivalent (p. pr.) Equivalent in combining or displacing power to two atoms of hydrogen; dyad.
Ploughgate :: Ploughgate (n.) The Scotch equivalent of the English word plowland.
Grain :: Grain (n.) A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple..
Dan :: Dan (n.) A title of honor equivalent to master, or sir..
In :: In (prep.) With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God..
Breve :: Breve (n.) A note or character of time, equivalent to two semibreves or four minims. When dotted, it is equal to three semibreves. It was formerly of a square figure (as thus: / ), but is now made oval, with a line perpendicular to the staff on each of its sides; -- formerly much used for choir service..
De- :: De- () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it is equivalent to Latin dis-apart, away; or sometimes to de. Cf. Dis-. It is negative and opposite in derange, deform, destroy, etc. It is intensive in deprave, despoil, declare, desolate, etc..
Replace :: Replace (v. t.) To supply or substitute an equivalent for; as, to replace a lost document..
Ulonata :: Ulonata (n. pl.) A division of insects nearly equivalent to the true Orthoptera.
Division :: Division (n.) A grade or rank in classification; a portion of a tribe or of a class; or, in some recent authorities, equivalent to a subkingdom..
Wanion :: Wanion (n.) A word of uncertain signification, used only in the phrase with a wanion, apparently equivalent to with a vengeance, with a plague, or with misfortune..
Consideration :: Consideration (n.) The cause which moves a contracting party to enter into an agreement; the material cause of a contract; the price of a stripulation; compensation; equivalent.
Answer :: Answer (v. i.) To be or act as an equivalent, or as adequate or sufficient; as, a very few will answer..
That :: That (pron., a., conj., & adv.) To introduce, a reason or cause; -- equivalent to for that, in that, for the reason that, because..
Graf :: Graf (n.) A German title of nobility, equivalent to earl in English, or count in French. See Earl..
Analogue :: Analogue (n.) An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; as, the gill of a fish is the analogue of a lung in a quadruped, although the two are not of like structural relations..
Vender :: Vender (n.) One who vends; one who transfers the exclusive right of possessing a thing, either his own, or that of another as his agent, for a price or pecuniary equivalent; a seller; a vendor..
#NAME? :: -retted (a.) Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the molecule.
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