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commensurate [kəˈmɛnsərɪt -ʃə-] adj
1. having the same extent or duration 2. corresponding in degree, amount, or size; proportionate 3. able to be measured by a common standard; commensurable [from Late Latin commēnsūrātus, from Latin com- same + mēnsurāre to measure] commensurately adv commensurateness n commensuration [kəˌmɛnsəˈreɪʃən -ʃə-] n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
commensurate adjective 1. equivalent, consistent, corresponding, comparable, compatible, in accord, proportionate, coextensive Employees are paid salaries commensurate with those of teachers. 2. appropriate, fitting, fit, due, sufficient, adequate The resources available are in no way commensurate to the need. Translations commensurate [kəˈmenʃərɪt] ADJ commensurate with → en proporción a, que corresponde a "salary commensurate with experience" → sueldo según experiencia commensurate adj → entsprechend (→ with +dat); to be commensurate with something → einer Sache (dat) → entsprechen; they made salaries commensurate with those in comparable professions → die Gehälter wurden denen in vergleichbaren Berufen angeglichen commensurate [kəˈmɛnʃ/ərɪt] adj commensurate with → proporzionato/a a, commisurato/a a commensurate [kəˈmɛnʃ/ərɪt] adj commensurate with → proporzionato/a a, commisurato/a a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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