1. (adj.)equivalent equal in value, measure, force, effect, or significance: His silence is equivalent to an admission of guilt.
2. equivalent corresponding in position, function, etc.
3. equivalent having the same extent, as a triangle and a square of equal area.
4. equivalent Logic. having an equivalence relation, as two propositions.
5. equivalent (of chemicals) having the same capacity to combine or react.
6. (n.)equivalent something equivalent.
Etymology: (1425–75; late ME < ML aequivalent-, s. of aequivalēns, prp. of aequivalēre to be equivalent. See equi -, -valent)
Definition of 'equivalent'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)equivalent a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"
2. (adj)equivalent, equivalent weight, combining weight, eq the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
3. (adj)equivalent, tantamount(p) being essentially equal to something "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt"
1. (adjective)equivalent piece of equipment being the same as a small car with space equivalent to a sedan; a better value than the equivalent video games
2. (noun)equivalent sth that is the same or as good as sth else energy savings that are the equivalent of 500 million barrels of oil
Definition of 'equivalent'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)equivalent equal in wortir or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import or meaning
2. (adj)equivalent equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; -- applied to magnitudes; as, a square may be equivalent to a triangle
3. (adj)equivalent contemporaneous in origin; as, the equivalent strata of different countries
4. (noun)equivalent something equivalent; that which is equal in value, worth, weight, or force; as, to offer an equivalent for damage done
5. (noun)equivalent that comparative quantity by weight of an element which possesses the same chemical value as other elements, as determined by actual experiment and reference to the same standard. Specifically: (a) The comparative proportions by which one element replaces another in any particular compound; thus, as zinc replaces hydrogen in hydrochloric acid, their equivalents are 32.5 and 1. (b) The combining proportion by weight of a substance, or the number expressing this proportion, in any particular compound; as, the equivalents of hydrogen and oxygen in water are respectively 1 and 8, and in hydric dioxide 1 and 16
6. (noun)equivalent a combining unit, whether an atom, a radical, or a molecule; as, in acid salt two or more equivalents of acid unite with one or more equivalents of base
7. (verb)equivalent to make the equivalent to; to equal; equivalence
Sense: equal in value, power, meaning etc A metre is not quite equivalent to a yard; Would you say that `bravery' and `courage' are exactly equivalent?
Definitions of equivalent 
Afrikaans: gelykstaande
Arabic: مُساوٍ لِ، مُتَساوٍ
Bulgarian: еквивалент
Brazilian: equivalente
Czech: ekvivalentní
German: gleichwertig, gleichbedeu
Danish: tilsvarende
Greek: ισοδύναμος, ταυτόσημος
Spanish: equivalente
Estonian: võrdväärne, samatähendusl
Farsi: برابر؛ هم معنی
Finnish: vastaava
French: équivalent
Hebrew: שְׁווֵה עֶרֶך
Hindi: बराबर
Croatian: istovrijedan, ekvivalenta
Hungarian: egyenértékű
Indonesian: sama
Icelandic: jafngildur
Italian: equivalente
Japanese: 等しい
Korean: 동등한
Lithuanian: ekvivalentinis, lygiavert
Latvian: ekvivalents, līdzvērtīgs
Malay: sama
Dutch: gelijkwaardig
Norwegian: tilsvarende, ekvivalent
Polish: równoważny
Persian: برابر؛ هم معنی
Pashto: معادل، برابر، ورته كټ مټ،
Portuguese: equivalente
Romanian: echivalent
Russian: эквивалентный
Slovak: ekvivalentný
Slovenian: enakovreden
Serbian: ekvivalent
Swedish: likvärdig, jämförlig, öve
Thai: เท่ากับ
Turkish: eşdeğerli, denk
Taiwanese: 相等的
Ukrainian: рівноцінний, рівносильний
Urdu: قدر و قیمت، مقدار یا اہمی
Vietnamese: tương đương
Chinese: 相等的
