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单词 equivalency
释义

equivalency

[ ih-kwiv-uh-luhn-see ]
/ ɪˈkwɪv ə lən si /
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noun, plural e·quiv·a·len·cies.

equivalence (defs. 1, 2).

Origin of equivalency

From the Medieval Latin word aequivalentia, dating back to 1525–35. See equivalent, -ency

OTHER WORDS FROM equivalency

non·e·quiv·a·len·cy, noun

Words nearby equivalency

equiv., equivalence, equivalence class, equivalence principle, equivalence relation, equivalency, equivalent, equivalent air speed, equivalent circuit, equivalent focal length, equivalent weight
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Example sentences from the Web for equivalency

  • It is not enough to say that on the principle of equivalency a man is not presumed to intend to pay for a thing until he has it.

    The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
  • But this equivalency can hardly be secured in any other way than by prescribing a series of definite lines of study.

    Science and Education|Thomas H. Huxley
  • Table of the Elements, arranged according to their Equivalency.

    Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
  • He is, as the name indicates, it is an equivalent—it's a certification that the man has an equivalency of a high school education.

    Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for equivalency

equivalency

equivalence

/ (ˌɛkwɪˈveɪlənsɪ) /

noun

chem the state of having equal valencies

Derived forms of equivalency

equivalent, adjective
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