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commensurate

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com·men·su·rate  (k-mnsr-t, -shr-)
adj.
1. Of the same size, extent, or duration as another.
2. Corresponding in size or degree; proportionate: a salary commensurate with my performance.
3. Measurable by a common standard; commensurable.

[Late Latin commnsrtus : Latin com-, com- + mnsrtus (from past participle of mnsrre, to measure, from Latin mnsra, measure; see measure).]

com·mensu·rate·ly adv.
com·mensu·ration n.

commensurate
Adjective
1. corresponding in degree, size, or value
2. commensurable [Latin com- same + mensurare to measure]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.commensurate - corresponding in size or degree or extent; "pay should be commensurate with the time worked"
equal - having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"
incommensurate - not corresponding in size or degree or extent; "a reward incommensurate with his effort"

commensurate
Translations
commensurate [kəˈmɛnʃərɪt] adj commensurate with → en proporción a
commensurate [kəˈmɛnʃərɪt] adj commensurate with/to → en rapport avec/selon
commensurate [kəˈmɛnʃərɪt] adj commensurate with or to → entsprechend +dat
commensurate [kəˈmɛnʃərɪt] adj commensurate with → proporzionato/a a


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The only conception that can explain the movement of the locomotive is that of a force commensurate with the movement observed.
His business in life, whereby he lived, was to appear in a cage of performing leopards before vast audiences, and to thrill those audiences by certain exhibitions of nerve for which his employers rewarded him on a scale commensurate with the thrills he produced.
On a comparison of this extent with that of several countries in Europe, the practicability of rendering our system commensurate to it appears to be demonstrable.
 
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