Equal
['i:kwəl] or ['ikwəl]
Definition
(verb.) make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; 'let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office'; 'The company matched the discount policy of its competitors'.
(verb.) be identical or equivalent to; 'One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!'.
(verb.) be equal to in quality or ability; 'Nothing can rival cotton for durability'; 'Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues'; 'Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents'.
(adj.) having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; 'on equal terms'; 'all men are equal before the law' .
Typed by Emile--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, quantity, and intensity, and to any subject which admits of them; neither inferior nor superior, greater nor less, better nor worse; corresponding; alike; as, equal quantities of land, water, etc. ; houses of equal size; persons of equal stature or talents; commodities of equal value.
(a.) Bearing a suitable relation; of just proportion; having competent power, abilities, or means; adequate; as, he is not equal to the task.
(a.) Not variable; equable; uniform; even; as, an equal movement.
(a.) Evenly balanced; not unduly inclining to either side; characterized by fairness; unbiased; impartial; equitable; just.
(a.) Of the same interest or concern; indifferent.
(a.) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; -- opposed to mixed.
(a.) Exactly agreeing with respect to quantity.
(n.) One not inferior or superior to another; one having the same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents, strength, or other quality or condition; an equal quantity or number; as, "If equals be taken from equals the remainders are equal."
(n.) State of being equal; equality.
(v. t.) To be or become equal to; to have the same quantity, the same value, the same degree or rank, or the like, with; to be commen/urate with.
(v. t.) To make equal return to; to recompense fully.
(v. t.) To make equal or equal to; to equalize; hence, to compare or regard as equals; to put on equality.
Checker: Selma
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Like, alike, tantamount, equivalent; of the same extent, measure, degree, or value.[2]. Uniform, even, regular, equable.[3]. Impartial, unbiassed, equitable, fair, just, even-handed.[4]. Proportionate, commensurate.[5]. Adequate, competent, fit, of sufficient strength or ability.
n. Peer, compeer, fellow.
v. a. [1]. Equalize, make equal, make alike.[2]. Rival, rise to the same level with.[3]. Be adequate to, be equal to, be commensurate with.
Editor: Tamara
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Uniform, commensurate, co-ordinate, adequate, alike, equivalent, even, equable,sufficient, impartial, co-extensive, smooth
ANT:[See INEQUAL], incommensurate, inco-ordinate, inadequate, disparate, variable
Checker: Mae
Definition
adj. identical: of the same value: adequate: in just proportion: fit: equable: uniform: equitable: evenly balanced: just.—n. one of the same age rank &c.—v.t. to be or to make equal to:—pr.p. ē′qualling; pa.p. ē′qualled.—n. Equalisā′tion the act of making equal: state of being equalised.—v.t. E′qualise to make equal.—adj. and n. Equalitār′ian of or pertaining to the equality of mankind.—n. Equal′ity the condition of being equal: sameness: evenness.—adv. E′qually.—n. E′qualness the state of being equal: evenness: uniformity.—v.t. Equāte′ to reduce to an average or to a common standard of comparison: to regard as equal:—pr.p. equāt′ing; pa.p. equāt′ed.—ns. Equā′tion the act of making equal: (alg.) a statement of the equality of two quantities: reduction to a mean proportion; Equā′tor (geog.) a great circle passing round the middle of the globe and dividing it into two equal parts: (astron.) the equinoctial.—adj. Equatō′rial of or pertaining to the equator.—n. an instrument for observing and following a celestial body in any part of its diurnal course.—adv. Equatō′rially so as to have motion or direction parallel to the equator.—Equal to the occasion fit or able for an emergency.—Equation of time the reduction from mean solar time to apparent solar time.—An equal (Spens.) a state of equality.—Personal equation any error common to all the observations of some one person any tendency to error or prejudice due to the personal characteristics of some person for which allowance must be made.
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Examples
- In the coin of some countries, the value of the two metals is nearly equal. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I never was equal to this. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I felt some hesitation in suggesting rank as high as the colonelcy of a regiment, feeling somewhat doubtful whether I would be equal to the position. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Were she your equal in situationbut, Emma, consider how far this is from being the case. Jane Austen. Emma.
- His progress in these was almost equal to that he had made in drawing. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I was with an equal--one with whom I might argue--one whom, if I saw good, I might resist. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Davoust and Massena, who wrought in many a battle tragedy, are here, and so also is Rachel, of equal renown in mimic tragedy on the stage. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- But are we men's equals, or are we not? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Under the old regime all workers in a craft were approximately equals in their knowledge and outlook. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The law of reflection always holds, however, no matter what the reflecting surface is,--the angle of reflection always equals the angle of incidence. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In a short time a white metallic image is obtained, which, when relieved by a background of black velvet or black varnish, equals in delicacy of finish the most beautiful Daguerreotypes. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- But his children preferred the company of their own equals in wealth. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Observation and experiment have taught us that light is always reflected in such a way that the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Waldman, to have gained a disciple; and if your application equals your ability, I have no doubt of your success. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- This here red-nosed man, Sammy, wisits your mother-in-law vith a kindness and constancy I never see equalled. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And he hammered at me with a wigor only to be equalled by the wigor with which he didn't hammer at his anwil. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Its probability and its eligibility have really so equalled each other! Jane Austen. Emma.
- Shiloh was the severest battle fought at the West during the war, and but few in the East equalled it for hard, determined fighting. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Only one other masonry arch has ever been built which equalled this in size. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The mountains of Switzerland are more majestic and strange; but there is a charm in the banks of this divine river, that I never before saw equalled. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- The self-sacrifice of Cecilia reveals a pure and womanly character, very seldom equalled, never surpassed. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Editor: Terence