commensurable

[ kuh-men-ser-uh-buhl, -sher-uh- ]

/ kəˈmɛn sər ə bəl, -ʃər ə- /

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adjective

having the same measure or divisor: The numbers 6 and 9 are commensurable since they are divisible by 3.

suitable in measure; proportionate.

Origin of commensurable

1550–60; <Late Latin commēnsūrābilis, equivalent to Latin com-com- + mēnsūrābilis (equivalent to mēnsūrā(re) (see commensurate) + -bilis-ble)

OTHER WORDS FROM commensurable

com·men·su·ra·bil·i·ty, com·men·su·ra·ble·ness, nouncom·men·su·ra·bly, adverb

Words nearby commensurable

commendam, commendation, commendatory, commensal, commensalism, commensurable, commensurate, comment, commentariat, commentary, commentate

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Example sentences from the Web for commensurable

In order that the punishments of different classes of crime may be proportional, the punishments should be commensurable.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen
This is usually proved first for the commensurable case and then for the incommensurable one.
The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith
Conversation, as we know, denotes an interchange of commensurable meanings.
The Approach to Philosophy|Ralph Barton Perry
Not that crimes and jests are commensurable or approximable; but they are before the same judge.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845|Various

The large powers conferred by it have no commensurable relation to the duties which attach to the position of neutrality.
Letters To "The Times" Upon War And Neutrality (1881-1920)|Thomas Erskine Holland

British Dictionary definitions for commensurable

commensurable

/ (kəˈmɛnsərəbəl, -ʃə-) /

adjective

maths

having a common factor
having units of the same dimensions and being related by whole numbershours and minutes are commensurable

well-proportioned; proportionate

Derived forms of commensurable

commensurability, nouncommensurably, adverb

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单词	commensurable
释义	commensurable [ kuh-men-ser-uh-buhl, -sher-uh- ] / kəˈmɛn sər ə bəl, -ʃər ə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR commensurable ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having the same measure or divisor: The numbers 6 and 9 are commensurable since they are divisible by 3. suitable in measure; proportionate. Origin of commensurable 1550–60; <Late Latin commēnsūrābilis, equivalent to Latin com-com- + mēnsūrābilis (equivalent to mēnsūrā(re) (see commensurate) + -bilis-ble) OTHER WORDS FROM commensurable com·men·su·ra·bil·i·ty, com·men·su·ra·ble·ness, nouncom·men·su·ra·bly, adverb Words nearby commensurable commendam, commendation, commendatory, commensal, commensalism, commensurable, commensurate, comment, commentariat, commentary, commentate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for commensurable In order that the punishments of different classes of crime may be proportional, the punishments should be commensurable. The English Utilitarians, Volume I.\|Leslie Stephen This is usually proved first for the commensurable case and then for the incommensurable one. The Teaching of Geometry\|David Eugene Smith Conversation, as we know, denotes an interchange of commensurable meanings. The Approach to Philosophy\|Ralph Barton Perry Not that crimes and jests are commensurable or approximable; but they are before the same judge. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845\|Various The large powers conferred by it have no commensurable relation to the duties which attach to the position of neutrality. Letters To "The Times" Upon War And Neutrality (1881-1920)\|Thomas Erskine Holland British Dictionary definitions for commensurable commensurable / (kəˈmɛnsərəbəl, -ʃə-) / adjective maths having a common factor having units of the same dimensions and being related by whole numbershours and minutes are commensurable well-proportioned; proportionate Derived forms of commensurable commensurability, nouncommensurably, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to commensurable appropriate, commensurate, comparable, consistent, fitting, proportionate, suitable, in proportion
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commensurable

adjective

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adjective

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