| 单词 | correspondence |
| 释义 | correspondence (once / 274 pages) 1n 2n 3n Correspondence is a body of letters or communications. If you've ever had a pen pal or an email buddy, you’ve written plenty of correspondence. Besides referring to that stack of love letters you've bound up with ribbon, correspondence has a couple of other meanings, too. When you and your friend hold similar opinions about a particular subject, your thoughts are in correspondence, or "agreement." In mathematics, symmetrical objects are in correspondence — that is, they mirror each other exactly. WORD FAMILYcorrespondence: correspondences+/correspond: corresponded, correspondence, correspondent, corresponding, corresponds/correspondent: correspondently, correspondents/corresponding: correspondingly USAGE EXAMPLESIn Illinois, every prison facility issues each inmate a large personal-property box and a small correspondence box. The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016) A Dallas attorney’s correspondence suggests a surprising possibility: that the stash is a Chinese billionaire’s retirement fund. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) J. D. Daniels’s first book, “The Correspondence,” is all of 126 pages. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1n (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper balance, symmetricalness, symmetry asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance (mathematics) a lack of symmetry geometrical regularity, regularity a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles bilateral symmetry, bilateralism, bilateralitythe property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane radial symmetrythe property of symmetry about an axis spatial property, spatiality any property relating to or occupying space 2n the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount Syn|Hyper commensurateness, proportionateness proportionality a ratio of two quantities that is constant 3n similarity by virtue of corresponding 2Syn|Hyper parallelism similarity the quality of being similar n compatibility of observations 3the results of two tests were in correspondence Syn|Hypo|Hyper agreement conformance, conformity correspondence in form or appearance justness, nicety, rightnessconformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety normalityconformity with the norm compatibility capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination n communication by the exchange of letters Hypo|Hyper card a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures) get-well carda card expressing get-well wishes greeting carda card sent to express personal greetings mailing-card, post card, postal card, postcarda card for sending messages by post without an envelope sympathy carda card expressing sympathy 1st class, 1st-class mail, first class, first-class mail mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection black and white, written communication, written languagecommunication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) |
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