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nounthe atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
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"a wish that was equivalent to a command"adjectivebeing essentially equal to something
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"send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"nouna person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
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- be be identical or equivalent to
- change money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency
- doctor a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
- half consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
- n (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter
- sell exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
- v a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it
- energy (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
- base (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
- amount be tantamount or equivalent to