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101balance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. equilibrium, steadiness, stability; surplus, excess, rest, remainder; scales. v. offset, even, square; equalize, level, adjust; equal, match. See equality, compensation, symmetry, mean, gravity,… …
102match — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lucifer, vesta; linstock, fuse; complement, equal, peer; contest, bout; union, matrimony. See equality, contention, marriage, synchronism, imitation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An instrument to produce… …
103parallel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. parallelism; coextension; analogy, comparison. adj. coextensive, side by side; analogous, similar. See similarity, equality, symmetry. Ant., divergent. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Equidistant at all… …
104correlate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To relate] Syn. connect, equate, associate; see compare 1 , 2 . 2. [To be mutually related] Syn. correspond, reciprocate, relate, interact; see agree , alternate 1 , belong , exchange 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …
105equalize — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. make equal, make even, balance, equate, even up, match, bring to a common level, level, square, adjust, standardize, regularize, make uniform, establish equilibrium, democratize. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To make… …
106equable — 1670s, back formation from EQUABILITY (Cf. equability) or else from L. aequabilis equal, consistent, uniform, from aequare make uniform (see EQUATE (Cf. equate)) …
107equator — late 14c., from M.L. aequator diei et noctis equalizer of day and night (when the sun is on the celestial equator, twice annually, day and night are of equal length), agent noun from L. aequare make equal (see EQUATE (Cf. equate)). Sense of… …
108balance — [n1] equilibrium antithesis, correspondence, counterbalance, equity, equivalence, evenness, even steven*, hang, harmony, parity, proportion, stasis, symmetry, tension; con cepts 664,667 Ant. disproportion, imbalance, instability balance [n2]… …
109compare — [v1] examine in contrast analyze, approach, balance, bracket, collate, confront, consider, contemplate, contrast, correlate, divide, equal, examine, hang, hold a candle to*, inspect, juxtapose, match, match up, measure, observe, oppose, parallel …
110equating — noun the act of regarding as equal • Syn: ↑equation • Derivationally related forms: ↑equate, ↑equate (for: ↑equation) • Hypernyms: ↑equalization, ↑ …
