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quasi-equivalent

e·quiv·a·lent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-kwiv-uh-luh nt or for 5, ee-kwuh-vey-luh nt]
    • /ˈkweɪ zaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑ si, -zi -lənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-kwiv-uh-luh nt or for 5, ee-kwuh-vey-luh nt]
    • /ˈkweɪ zaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑ si, -zi -lənt/

Definitions of quasi-equivalent word

  • adjective quasi-equivalent equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc.: His silence is equivalent to an admission of guilt. 1
  • adjective quasi-equivalent corresponding in position, function, etc.: In some ways their prime minister is equivalent to our president. 1
  • adjective quasi-equivalent Geometry. having the same extent, as a triangle and a square of equal area. 1
  • adjective quasi-equivalent Mathematics. (of two sets) able to be placed in one-to-one correspondence. 1
  • adjective quasi-equivalent Chemistry. having the same capacity to combine or react chemically. 1
  • noun quasi-equivalent something that is equivalent. 1

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Origin of quasi-equivalent

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English < Late Latin aequivalent- (stem of aequivalēns), present participle of aequivalēre. See equi-, -valent

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Parts of speech for Quasi-equivalent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

quasi-equivalent popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for quasi-equivalent

adv quasi-equivalent

  • alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
  • analogously — having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous.
  • commensurately — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
  • comparably — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
  • consonantly — Phonetics. (in English articulation) a speech sound produced by occluding with or without releasing (p, b; t, d; k, g), diverting (m, n, ng), or obstructing (f, v; s, z, etc.) the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to vowel). (in a syllable) any sound other than the sound of greatest sonority in the syllable, as b, r, and g in brig (opposed to sonant). Compare vowel (def 1b). (in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with vowel, as the b of be, the w of we, the y, s, and t of yeast, etc.

adverb quasi-equivalent

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