Equivalent vs. Synonym
Equivalentadjective
Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
Equivalentadjective
(mathematics) Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence; equinumerous.
Equivalentadjective
(mathematics) Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
Equivalentadjective
(chemistry) Having the equal ability to combine.
Equivalentadjective
(cartography) Of a map, equal-area.
Equivalentadjective
(geometry) Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes.
Equivalentnoun
Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
Equivalentnoun
(chemistry) An equivalent weight.
Equivalentverb
(transitive) To make equivalent to; to equal.
Equivalentadjective
Equal in worth or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import or meaning.
Equivalentadjective
Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; - applied to magnitudes; as, a square may be equivalent to a triangle.
Equivalentadjective
Contemporaneous in origin; as, the equivalent strata of different countries.
Equivalentnoun
Something equivalent; that which is equal in value, worth, weight, or force; as, to offer an equivalent for damage done.
Equivalentnoun
That comparative quantity by weight of an element which possesses the same chemical value as other elements, as determined by actual experiment and reference to the same standard. Specifically: (a) The comparative proportions by which one element replaces another in any particular compound; thus, as zinc replaces hydrogen in hydrochloric acid, their equivalents are 32.5 and 1. (b) The combining proportion by weight of a substance, or the number expressing this proportion, in any particular compound; as, the equivalents of hydrogen and oxygen in water are respectively 1 and 8, and in hydric dioxide 1 and 16.
Equivalentnoun
A combining unit, whether an atom, a radical, or a molecule; as, in acid salt two or more equivalents of acid unite with one or more equivalents of base.
Equivalentverb
To make the equivalent to; to equal; equivalence.
Equivalentnoun
a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc;
Equivalentnoun
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
Equivalentadjective
equal in amount or value;
Equivalentadjective
being essentially equal to something;
Equivalentadjective
equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
Equivalentadjective
having the same or a similar effect as
Equivalentadjective
belonging to the same equivalence class.
Equivalentnoun
a person or thing that is equal to or corresponds with another in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
Equivalentnoun
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.
Synonymnoun
A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word.
Synonymnoun
A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.
Synonymnoun
(zoology) Any of the formal names for a taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).
Synonymnoun
Any name for a taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.
Synonymnoun
(databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
Synonymnoun
One of two or more words (commonly words of the same language) which are equivalents of each other; one of two or more words which have very nearly the same signification, and therefore may often be used interchangeably. See under Synonymous.
Synonymnoun
An incorrect or incorrectly applied scientific name, as a new name applied to a species or genus already properly named, or a specific name preoccupied by that of another species of the same genus; - so used in the system of nomenclature (which see) in which the correct scientific names of certain natural groups (usually genera, species, and subspecies) are regarded as determined by priority.
Synonymnoun
One of two or more words corresponding in meaning but of different languages; a heteronym.
Synonymnoun
two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
Synonymnoun
a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close
Synonymnoun
a person or thing so closely associated with a particular quality or idea that the mention of their name calls it to mind
Synonymnoun
a taxonomic name which has the same application as another, especially one which has been superseded and is no longer valid.
Synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in the same language. For example, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another; they are synonymous.
