eq -abbr
- equal
- equation
equa·ble ['e-kwə-bəl, 'ē-] -adj, n, adv
- marked by lack of variation or change : uniform
- an equable distance apart
- marked by lack of noticeable, unpleasant, or extreme variation or inequality
equal ['ē-kwəl] -adj
- of the same measure, quantity, amount, or number as another
- identical in mathematical value or logical denotation : equivalent
- like in quality, nature, or status
- like for each member of a group, class, or society
- provide equal employment opportunities
- regarding or affecting all objects in the same way : impartial
- : free from extremes: as
- tranquil in mind or mood
- not showing variation in appearance, structure, or proportion
- capable of meeting the requirements of a situation or a task
- suitable
- bored with work not equal to his abilities
- one that is equal
- insists that women can be absolute equal s with men -- Anne Bernays
- an equal quantity
- to be equal to
- to be identical in value to
- equalize
- to make or produce something equal to
equalarea -adj
- maintaining constant ratio of size between quadrilaterals formed by the meridians and parallels and the quadrilaterals of the globe thereby preserving true areal extent of forms represented
equal·ise ['ē-kwə-,līz] -vb, n
(variant of equalize)
- to make equal
- to compensate for
- to make uniform
- to distribute evenly or uniformly
- to adjust or correct the frequency characteristics of (an electronic signal) by restoring to their original level high frequencies that have been attenuated
- to tie the score
equal·i·tar·i·an [i-,kwä-lə-'ter-ē-ən] -adj or n, n
- egalitarian
equal·i·ty [i-'kwä-lə-tē] -n
- the quality or state of being equal
- equation
equal·ize ['ē-kwə-,līz] -vb, n
- to make equal
- to compensate for
- to make uniform
- to distribute evenly or uniformly
- to adjust or correct the frequency characteristics of (an electronic signal) by restoring to their original level high frequencies that have been attenuated
- to tie the score
equal·iz·er [-,lī-zər] -n
- : one that equalizes: as
- a score that ties a game
- an electronic device (as in a sound-reproducing system) used to adjust response to different audio frequencies
equal·ly ['ē-kwə-lē] -adv
- in an equal or uniform manner : evenly
- sharing the money equally
- to an equal degree
- respected equally by young and old
equal opportunity employer -n
- an employer who agrees not to discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age
equal protection -n
- a guarantee under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that a state must treat an individual or class of individuals the same as it treats other individuals or classes in like circumstances
equal sign -n
- a sign indicating mathematical or logical equivalence called also equality sign equals sign
equa·nim·i·ty [,ē-kwə-'ni-mə-tē, ,e-kwə-] -n
- evenness of mind esp. under stress
- nothing could disturb his equanimity
- right disposition : balance
equate [i-'kwāt, 'ē-,] -vb
- to make equal : equalize
- to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard or obtain a correct result
- to treat, represent, or regard as equal, equivalent, or comparable
- equate s disagreement with disloyalty
- to correspond as equal
equa·tion [i-'kwā-zhən also -shən] -n
- the act or process of equating
- an element affecting a process : factor
- a complex of variable factors
- a state of being equated
- a state of close association or identification
- bring governmental enterprises and payment for them into immediate equation -- R. G. Tugwell
- a usu. formal statement of the equality or equivalence of mathematical or logical expressions
- an expression representing a chemical reaction quantitatively by means of chemical symbols
equa·tion·al [i-'kwāzh-nəl, -'kwā-zhə-nᵊl also -'kwāsh-] -adj, adv
- of, using, or involving equation or equations
- dividing into two equal parts used esp. of the mitotic cell division usu. following reduction in meiosis
equation of time
- the difference between apparent time and mean time usu. expressed as a correction which is to be added to apparent time to give local mean time
equa·tor [i-'kwā-tər, 'ē-,] -n
- the great circle of the celestial sphere whose plane is perpendicular to the axis of the earth
- a great circle of the earth or a celestial body that is everywhere equally distant from the two poles and divides the surface into the northern and southern hemispheres
- a circle or circular band dividing the surface of a body into two usu. equal and symmetrical parts
- equatorial plane
- the equator of a dividing cell
- great circle
equa·to·ri·al [,ē-kwə-'tȯr-ē-əl, ,e-kwə-] -adj
- of, relating to, or located at the equator or an equator
- being in the plane of the equator
- a satellite in equatorial orbit
- of, originating in, or suggesting the region around the geographic equator
- being or having a support that includes two axles at right angles to each other with one parallel to the earth's axis of rotation
- an equatorial telescope mount
- extending in a direction essentially in the plane of a cyclic structure (as of cyclohexane)
equatorial plane -n
- the plane perpendicular to the spindle of a dividing cell and midway between the poles
equatorial plate -n
- metaphase plate
- equatorial plane
equa·tor·ward [i-'kwā-tər-wərd] -adv or adj
- toward or near the equator
- currents flowing equatorward
equer·ry ['e-kwə-rē, i-'kwer-ē] -n
- an officer of a prince or noble charged with the care of horses
- an officer of the British royal household in personal attendance on the sovereign or a member of the royal family
eques·tri·an [i-'kwes-trē-ən] -adj
- of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding
- equestrian Olympic events
- riding on horseback : mounted
- representing a person on horseback
- of, relating to, or composed of knights
equestrian -n
- one who rides on horseback
eques·tri·enne [i-,kwes-trē-'en] -n
- a girl or woman who rides on horseback
equi- -comb form
- equal: equally
equi·an·gu·lar [,ē-kwi-'aŋ-gyə-lər, ,e-kwi-] -adj
- having all or corresponding angles equal
- mutually equiangular parallelograms
equi·ca·lor·ic [,ē-kwə-kə-'lȯr-ik, ,e-kwə-, -'lär-] -adj
- capable of yielding equal amounts of energy in the body
equid ['e-,kwid, 'ē-] -n
- any of a family (Equidae) of perissodactyl mammals consisting of the horses, asses, zebras, and extinct related animals
equi·dis·tant [,ē-kwə-'dis-tənt, ,e-] -adj, adv
- equally distant
- a location equidistant from two major cities
- representing map distances true to scale in all directions
equi·lat·er·al [,ē-kwə-'la-tə-rəl, ,e-, -'la-trəl] -adj
- having all sides equal
- having all the faces equal
- an equilateral polyhedron
equilateral hyperbola -n
- a hyperbola with its asymptotes at right angles
equil·i·brant [i-'kwi-lə-brənt, ē-, also ,ē-kwə-'li-brənt] -n
- a force that will balance one or more unbalanced forces
equil·i·brate [i-'kwi-lə-,brāt] -vb, n, adj
- to bring into or keep in equilibrium : balance
- to bring about, come to, or be in equilibrium
equi·li·brist [,ē-kwə-'li-brist, ,e-; i-'kwi-lə-brist] -n, adj
- one (as a rope dancer) who performs difficult feats of balancing
equi·lib·ri·um [,ē-kwə-'li-brē-əm, ,e-] -n
- a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
- trying to recover his equilibrium
- a state of adjustment between opposing or divergent influences or elements
- a state of balance between opposing forces or actions that is either static (as in a body acted on by forces whose resultant is zero) or dynamic (as in a reversible chemical reaction when the rates of reaction in both directions are equal)
- balance
equilibrium constant -n
- a number that expresses the relationship between the amounts of products and reactants present at equilibrium in a reversible chemical reaction at a given temperature
equi·mo·lar [-'mō-lər] -adj
- of or relating to an equal number of moles
- having equal molar concentration
equine ['ē-,kwīn, 'e-] -adj, n, adv
- of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
equine encephalitis -n
- any of three forms of encephalitis that attack chiefly equines and humans in various parts of No. and So. America and are caused by three togaviruses (species Eastern equine encephalitis virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus,and Western equine encephalitis virusof the genus Alphavirus)
equi·noc·tial [,ē-kwə-'näk-shəl, ,e-] -adj
- relating to an equinox or to a state or the time of equal day and night
- relating to the regions or climate on or near the equator
- relating to the time when the sun passes an equinoctial point
equinoctial -n
- equator
- an equinoctial storm
equi·nox ['ē-kwə-,näks, 'e-] -n
- either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
- either of the two times each year (as about March 21 and September 23) when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are everywhere on earth of approximately equal length
equip [i-'kwip] -vt
- to furnish for service or action by appropriate provisioning
- dress, array
- to make ready : prepare
- wasn't equipped to handle the pressures of the job
- equipment
eq·ui·page ['e-kwə-pij] -n
- material or articles used in equipment : outfit
- a set of small articles (as for table service)
- etui
- trappings
- retinue
- a horse-drawn carriage with its servants
- such a carriage alone
equip·ment [i-'kwip-mənt] -n
- : the set of articles or physical resources serving to equip a person or thing: as
- the implements used in an operation or activity : apparatus
- all the fixed assets other than land and buildings of a business enterprise
- the rolling stock of a railway
- a piece of such equipment
- the equipping of a person or thing
- the state of being equipped
- mental or emotional traits or resources : endowment
equi·poise ['e-kwə-,pȯiz, 'ē-] -n
- a state of equilibrium
- counterbalance
equipoise -vt
- to serve as an equipoise to
- to put or hold in equipoise
equi·pol·lence [,ē-kwə-'pä-lən(t)s, ,e-] -n
- the quality of being equipollent
equi·pol·lent [-lənt] -adj, n, adv
- equal in force, power, or validity
- the same in effect or signification
equi·pon·der·ant [-'pän-d(ə-)rənt] -adj
- evenly balanced
equi·po·ten·tial [,ē-kwə-pə-'ten(t)-shəl, ,e-] -adj
- having the same potential : of uniform potential throughout
equi·prob·a·ble [-'prä-bə-bəl] -adj
- having the same degree of logical or mathematical probability
- equiprobable alternatives
eq·ui·se·tum [,e-kwə-'sē-təm] -n
- horsetail
eq·ui·ta·ble ['e-kwə-tə-bəl] -adj, n, adv
- having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned
- an equitable settlement of the dispute
- existing or valid in equity as distinguished from law
eq·ui·ta·tion [,e-kwə-'tā-shən] -n
- the act or art of riding on horseback
eq·ui·ty ['e-kwə-tē] -n
- justice according to natural law or right
- freedom from bias or favoritism
- something that is equitable
- a system of law originating in the English chancery and comprising a settled and formal body of legal and procedural rules and doctrines that supplement, aid, or override common and statute law and are designed to protect rights and enforce duties fixed by substantive law
- trial or remedial justice under or by the rules and doctrines of equity
- a body of legal doctrines and rules developed to enlarge, supplement, or override a narrow rigid system of law
- a right, claim, or interest existing or valid in equity
- the money value of a property or of an interest in a property in excess of claims or liens against it
- a risk interest or ownership right in property
- the common stock of a corporation
equity capital -n
- capital (as stock or surplus earnings) that is free of debt
- capital received for an interest in the ownership of a business
equiv -abbr
- equivalency; equivalent
equiv·a·lence [i-'kwiv-lən(t)s, -'kwi-və-] -n
- the state or property of being equivalent
- the relation holding between two statements if they are either both true or both false so that to affirm one and to deny the other would result in a contradiction
- a presentation of terms as equivalent
- equality in metrical value of a regular foot and one in which there are substitutions
equivalence class -n
- a set for which an equivalence relation holds between every pair of elements
equivalence relation -n
- a relation (as equality) between elements of a set (as the real numbers) that is symmetric, reflexive, and transitive and for any two elements either holds or does not hold
equiv·a·len·cy [i-'kwiv-lən(t)-sē, -'kwi-və-] -n
- equivalence
- a level of achievement equivalent to completion of an educational or training program
- a high school equivalency certificate
equiv·a·lent [-lənt] -adj, n, adv
- equal in force, amount, or value
- equal in area or volume but not superposable
- a square equivalent to a triangle
- like in signification or import
- having logical equivalence
- corresponding or virtually identical esp. in effect or function
- equal in might or authority
- having the same chemical combining capacity
- equivalent quantities of two elements
- having the same solution set
- capable of being placed in one-to-one correspondence
- related by an equivalence relation
equivalent weight -n
- the mass of a substance esp. in grams that combines with or is chemically equivalent to eight grams of oxygen or one gram of hydrogen : the atomic or molecular weight divided by the valence
equiv·o·cal [i-'kwi-və-kəl] -adj, n, adv
- subject to two or more interpretations and usu. used to mislead or confuse
- uncertain as an indication or sign
- of uncertain nature or classification
- of uncertain disposition toward a person or thing : undecided
- of doubtful advantage, genuineness, or moral rectitude
equiv·o·cate [i-'kwi-və-,kāt] -vi, n
- to use equivocal language esp. with intent to deceive
- to avoid committing oneself in what one says
equi·voque ['e-kwə-,vōk, 'ē-] -n
- an equivocal word or phrase
- pun
- double meaning
- wordplay