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• Equivalent — E*quiv a*lent ([ e]*kw[i^]v [.a]*lent), n. 1. Something equivalent; that which is equal in value, worth, weight, or force; as, to offer an equivalent for damage done. [1913 Webster] He owned that, if the Test Act were repealed, the Protestants… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Equivalent dose — The equivalent absorbed radiation dose, usually shortened to equivalent dose, is a computed average measure of the radiation absorbed by a fixed mass of biological tissue, that attempts to account for the different biological damage potential of… …   Wikipedia

• equivalent — 01. Some people believe that one year in the life of a human is [equivalent] to seven years in a cat s life. 02. At the present time, one American dollar is [equivalent] to approximately $1.35 Canadian. 03. It is sometimes difficult for me to… …   Grammatical examples in English

• equivalent — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ direct, exact ▪ approximate, closest (esp. AmE), nearest (esp. BrE), rough ▪ the nearest equivalent we have to a carnival …   Collocations dictionary

• Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank — The Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER) is the national Australian tertiary entrance score, administered by Universities Australia (previously called the Australian Vice Chancellors Committee). It is designed to make it easy to… …   Wikipedia

• For Whom the Bell Tolls — infobox Book | name = For Whom the Bell Tolls title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Ernest Hemingway cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = War novel publisher = Charles… …   Wikipedia

• for — In French law, a tribunal. Le for interieur, the interior forum; the tribunal of conscience. In behalf of, in place of, in lieu of, instead of, representing, as being which, or equivalent to which, and sometimes imports agency. Medler v. Henry,… …   Black's law dictionary

• for — In French law, a tribunal. Le for interieur, the interior forum; the tribunal of conscience. In behalf of, in place of, in lieu of, instead of, representing, as being which, or equivalent to which, and sometimes imports agency. Medler v. Henry,… …   Black's law dictionary

• Equivalent weight — is the amount of an element that reacts, or is involved in reaction with, 1 mole of electrons. It is defined by many texts as the weight of the element combining with 1 g hydrogen, 8 g oxygen or 35.5 g chlorine, each of which would either provide …   Wikipedia

• Equivalent potential temperature — Equivalent potential temperature, commonly referred to as Theta e left( heta e ight), is a quantity related to the stability of a column of air in the atmosphere. heta e is the temperature a parcel of air would reach if all the water vapor in the …   Wikipedia

• equivalent — e‧quiv‧a‧lent [ɪˈkwɪvlənt] noun [countable] something that is equal in value, amount, quality etc to something else: • The Japanese bank had the equivalent of $131 billion in assets on March 31. equivalent adjective : • It must issue 5 million… …   Financial and business terms