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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 [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
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
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 withen proporción a, que corresponde a
"salary commensurate with experience"sueldo según experiencia
commensurate [kəˈmɛnsərɪt] adj
commensurate with, commensurate to → proportionné(e) à
commensurate
adjentsprechend (→ with +dat); to be commensurate with somethingeiner Sache (dat)entsprechen; they made salaries commensurate with those in comparable professionsdie Gehälter wurden denen in vergleichbaren Berufen angeglichen
commensurate [kəˈmɛnʃrɪt] adj commensurate withproporzionato/a a, commisurato/a a
commensurate [kəˈmɛnʃrɪt] adj commensurate withproporzionato/a a, commisurato/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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