equivalent

[US]/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
[UK]/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. having the same value or meaning; equal in force, amount, or effect
n. a person or thing that is equal or corresponds to another person or thing

Phrases & Collocations

equivalent circuit

equivalent stress

carbon equivalent

equivalent load

equivalent resistance

equivalent mass

equivalent material

equivalent diameter

equivalent point

equivalent weight

equivalent capacitance

equivalent exchange

equivalent value

equivalent inductance

tnt equivalent

cash equivalent

dose equivalent

equivalent capacity

equivalent resistivity

chinese equivalent

Example Sentences

a square equivalent to a triangle

a wish that was equivalent to a command.

the French equivalent of the Bank of England.

some regulations are equivalent to censorship.

one unit is equivalent to one glass of wine.

the two sentences have equivalent syntactic structures.

There is no exactly equivalent French tense to the present perfect tense in English.

Nodding your head is equivalent to saying “yes”.

It is the political equivalent of a gaucho lassoing himself with his own bolas.

the rise of the countertenor, the modern equivalent of the castrato without the unacceptable job requirements;

He changed his pounds for the equivalent amount of dollars.

Changing her job like that is equivalent to giving her the sack.

Persons and corporations are equivalent entities under the law.

The dioptric equivalent of the near point of emmetropia(or the ametropia corrected)is the amplitude of accommodation.

A combined strength of a headful of human hair is capable of su orting a weight equivalent to that of 99 people.

6.As Levy observes, “This nonrepudiation feature is the electronic equivalent of a notary public seal.

"What we're doing here will lead to the equivalent of stereo, then quadraphonic, then surround sound.

He changed his European dollars for the / an equivalent amount American dollars.

The gangsters offered him a sum equivalent to a whole year’s earnings.

Real-world Examples

This is the mega-genius equivalent of dying on the toilet.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

They're the visual equivalent of static.

Source: The Power of Art - Pablo Picasso

Now, they're the royal equivalent of an endangered species.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

We are the equivalent of year one of cinema.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2016 Collection

But you had the equivalent in Amsterdam as well.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

It's the equivalent of four hundred billion today.

Source: Legend of American Business Tycoons

It's our Greek equivalent of lasagne but nicer.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

A Big Mac now costs the equivalent of $5.31.

Source: The Economist - Finance

It's actually the plant equivalent of a scream.

Source: Crash Course Botany

Wow! This is the equivalent of an average memory stick!

Source: 6 Minute English

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