corresponding

Adjective
US[kaw-ruh-spon-ding]/ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ/4 syllables
Synonyms: comparablelike

Open English WordNet

Adjective (3)

  1. accompanying“all rights carry with them corresponding responsibilities”Opposite unrelatedSimilar related, related to
  2. similar especially in position or purpose“a number of corresponding diagonal points”Opposite dissimilarSimilar similar
  3. conforming in every respect“boxes with corresponding dimensions”“the like period of the preceding year”Synonyms: comparablelikeOpposite differentSimilar same
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Translations

Adjective that have a similar relationship

Portuguese
correspondente
Russian
соотве́тствующий sootvétstvujuščij
Chinese
对应 duìyìng
10 more languages
Greek
αντίστοιχος antístoichos
Vietnamese
tương ứng
Hungarian
megfelelő
Portuguese (PT)
correspondente
Chinese (Trad.)
對應 duìyìng
Esperanto
respondanta
Finnish
vastaava

The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Cor′re·spond′ing adjective

1. Answering; conformable; agreeing; suiting; as, corresponding numbers.

2. Carrying on intercourse by letters.

Corresponding member of a society, one residing at a distance, who has been invited to correspond with the society, and aid in carrying out its designs without taking part in its management.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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