Homogeneous - English meaning

adjective

Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.

Usage examples:

They saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and child…

adjective

Related; connected.

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Cognate subjects such as physics and chemistry

noun

(of a word) having the same linguistic derivation as another (e.g. english father, german vater, latin pater ).

Usage examples:

The term is obviously cognate with the malay segan

adjective

Cognate languages and words have the same origin, or are related and in some way similar

Usage examples:

The italian word "mangiare" (= to eat) is cognate with the french "manger".

adjective

Able to be likened to another; similar.

Usage examples:

The situation in holland is comparable to that in england

adjective

Similar in size, amount, or quality to something else

Usage examples:

The girls are of comparable ages., our prices are comparable to/with those in other shops., the two…

adjective

In agreement or harmony.

Usage examples:

The rules may not be congruent with the requirements of the law

adjective

Having the same size and shape, or matching in size and shape

Usage examples:

Congruent figures

adjective

Having a mutual relationship; corresponding.

Usage examples:

Rights, whether moral or legal, can involve correlative duties

noun

A word or concept that has a mutual relationship with another word or concept.

Usage examples:

The child's right to education is a correlative of the parent's duty to send the child to school

adjective

Used to describe two or more things that are related to each other

Usage examples:

Each party to the contract has correlative rights and duties.

noun

A person who writes letters on a regular basis.

Usage examples:

She wasn't much of a correspondent

adjective

Corresponding.

Usage examples:

However, correspondent payment can involve payment between two banks in the same jurisdiction, if p…

noun

A person employed by a newspaper, magazine, television station, etc., to report news on a particular subject or from a place that is far away

Usage examples:

He works as a correspondent in moscow., willa was not a good correspondent, and often didn’t write …

adjective

Analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable.

Usage examples:

The corresponding jamaican word is ‘bada’

verb

Have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly.

Usage examples:

The carved heads described in the poem correspond to a drawing of edgcote house

adjective

Equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.

Usage examples:

One unit is equivalent to one glass of wine

noun

A person or thing that is equal to or corresponds with another in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.

Usage examples:

The french equivalent of the bank of england

adjective

Equal to or having the same effect as something else

Usage examples:

A mile is equivalent to about 1.6 kilometers., a day on the planet mercury is the equivalent of 176…

noun

One's family and relations.

Usage examples:

Yet in all these instances family custom ensured some distribution of property to members of a prop…

adjective

Similar in kind; related.

Usage examples:

Books on kindred subjects

adjective

Being related, esp. by having the same opinions, feelings, and interests

Usage examples:

We recognized each other as kindred spirits as soon as we met.

preposition

Having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to.

Usage examples:

He used to have a car like mine

conjunction

In the same way that; as.

Usage examples:

People who change countries like they change clothes

noun

Used with reference to a person or thing of the same kind as another.

Usage examples:

The quotations could be arranged to put like with like

adjective

Corresponding in pattern, colour, or design; complementary.

Usage examples:

A blue jacket and matching skirt

verb

Correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious.

Usage examples:

I thought we'd have primrose walls to match the bath

noun

The act of giving or offering the same amount of money as has been given, collected, or offered by someone else

Usage examples:

Price matching is not our usual policy., the matching principle requires that expenses be matched w…

adjective

Belonging to the same family, group, or type; connected.

Usage examples:

Sleeping sickness and related diseases

verb

Make or show a connection between.

Usage examples:

The study examines social change within the city and relates it to developments in the country as a…

adjective

Belonging to the same family

Usage examples:

Of course elise and linda are related – they’re cousins., josé and alfonso are related by marriage.…

adjective

Having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical.

Usage examples:

A soft cheese similar to brie

noun

A person or thing similar to another.

Usage examples:

He was one of those whose similar you never meet

adjective

Looking or being almost the same, although not exactly

Usage examples:

They both went to ivy league schools and have similar backgrounds., he used similar tactics to win …