noun
- a person who is of equal standing with another in a group (syn: compeer, match, peer)
verb
- be identical or equivalent to (syn: be)
One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!
- be equal to in quality or ability (syn: match, rival, touch)
- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching (syn: equalize, equate, match)
let’s equalize the duties among all employees in this office
adjective
- having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
on equal terms
all men are equal before the law
- having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task (syn: adequate)
he was equal to the task
Extra examples
We divided the profits into three equal shares.
The play combines tragedy and comedy in equal measure.
The opposing candidate has demanded equal time on television.
The fractions {frac1 and {frac2 are equal.
We need to have equal academic standards for male and female students.
I consider him my equal.
We are all equals here.
Nothing can ever equal that experience.
See if you can equal that!
No one can equal him in chess.
Feminists insist that women can be absolute equals with men.
My car equals yours in speed.
They nearly equalled the elephant in size.
Both candidates received an equal number of votes.
They believe that all work is of equal value.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: equal
he/she/it: equals
present participle: equalling
past tense: equalled
past participle: equalled
noun
singular: equal
plural: equals
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adjective
as great as; the same as (often followed by to or with): The velocity of sound is not equal to that of light.
like or alike in quantity, degree, value, etc.; of the same rank, ability, merit, etc.: two students of equal brilliance.
evenly proportioned or balanced: an equal contest.
uniform in operation or effect: equal laws.
adequate or sufficient in quantity or degree: The supply is equal to the demand.
having adequate ability, means, or other characteristics: He was equal to the task.Their English boots were not equal to the rigors of a Canadian winter.
tranquil or undisturbed: to confront death with an equal mind.
impartial or equitable.
Archaic. having an even surface; level: the treeless, equal plains.
noun
a person or thing that is equal to another, as in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability.
verb (used with object), e·qualed, e·qual·ing or (especially British) e·qualled, e·qual·ling.
to be or become equal to; meet or match: So far the rate of production doesn’t equal the demand.If A equals B and B equals C, then A equals C.
to make or do something equal to: No matter how he tries, he can’t equal his brother’s achievements.
Archaic. to make equal; equalize.
Obsolete. to recompense fully.
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Origin of equal
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English adjective from Latin aequālis “equal, like,” equivalent to aequ(us) “even, plain, just” + -ālis -al1
synonym study for equal
2. Equal, equivalent, tantamount imply a correspondence between two or more things. Equal indicates a correspondence in all respects or in a particular respect: A dime is equal to 10 cents (that is, in purchasing power). Equivalent indicates a correspondence in one or more respects, but not in all: An egg is said to be the equivalent of a pound of meat in nutritive value. Tantamount, a word of limited application, is used of immaterial things that are equivalent: The prisoner’s refusal to answer was tantamount to an admission of guilt.
usage note for equal
OTHER WORDS FROM equal
non·e·qual, adjective, nounqua·si-e·qual, adjectivequa·si-e·qual·ly, adverbsub·e·qual, adjective
sub·e·qual·ly, adverb
Words nearby equal
EPZ, EQ, EQC, eqpt., equable, equal, equal-area, equal-area projection, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, equali, equalitarian
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Words related to equal
balanced, commensurate, comparable, corresponding, equivalent, identical, proportionate, impartial, amount to, break even, compare, comprise, match, reach, according, coordinate, correspondent, double, duplicate, egalitarian
How to use equal in a sentence
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The small realtor in Billings, MT, paying Google pennies is part of the advertising ecosystem, and has equal data access rights as the billion dollar travel entity.
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Under WTO regulations, members must treat each other as equals.
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The virtual nature of Disrupt 2020 equals a global scope — and our biggest Disrupt ever.
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Using all the players that show up, they want to create exactly two teams of equal size.
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You cannot fully believe both that all the races are equal and that your favorite race is superior.
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Taraji manages to bring an equal measure of truth to the mother in her character.
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Both parties are now equal opportunity offenders when it comes to gaming the system.
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Although Southern did not automatically equal neo-Confederate, at times the distinction could easily get lost.
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However, not all awful, astoundingly dumb political memes are created equal.
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But it never has been the site of equal mercy, and it never will be.
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Other things being equal, the volume of voice used measures the value that the mind puts upon the thought.
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This city stands upon almost two equal parts on each side the river that passes through.
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Other factors being equal, the amount of urea indicates the activity of metabolism.
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He considered her the equal to any Newbolt that ever straddled a horse and rode over from Kentucky.
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For comparison, the gas may be passed through a test-tube containing an equal amount of distilled water.
British Dictionary definitions for equal
adjective
(often foll by to or with) identical in size, quantity, degree, intensity, etc; the same (as)
having identical privileges, rights, status, etcall men are equal before the law
having uniform effect or applicationequal opportunities
evenly balanced or proportionedthe game was equal between the teams
(usually foll by to) having the necessary or adequate strength, ability, means, etc (for)to be equal to one’s work
noun
a person or thing equal to another, esp in merit, ability, etche has no equal when it comes to boxing
verb equals, equalling or equalled or US equals, equaling or equaled
(tr) to be equal to; correspond to; matchmy offer equals his
(intr usually foll by out) to become equal or level
(tr) to make, perform, or do something equal toto equal the world record
(tr) archaic to make equal
Derived forms of equal
equally, adverb
Word Origin for equal
C14: from Latin aequālis, from aequus level, of obscure origin
usage for equal
The use of more equal as in from now on their relationship will be a more equal one is acceptable in modern English usage. Equally is preferred to equally as in sentences such as reassuring the victims is equally important. Just as is preferred to equally as in sentences such as their surprise was just as great as his
Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with equal
In addition to the idioms beginning with equal
- equal to
also see:
- other things being equal
- separate but equal
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Examples from texts
Due to the fluid «sticking» to the walls of the pipe, the instantaneous and mean velocities of the fluid on the walls are equal to zero.
Вследствие прилипания жидкости к стенкам трубы мгновенная и средняя скорости жидкости на стенках равны нулю.
Sedov, L.I. / Similarity and dimensional methods in mechanicsСедов, Л.И. / Методы подобия и размерности в механике
Методы подобия и размерности в механике
Седов, Л.И.
© Главная редакция физико-математической литературы издательства «Наука», 1977, с изменениями
Similarity and dimensional methods in mechanics
Sedov, L.I.
© 1993 by CRC Press, Inc.
In uniform circular motion, an equal angle or fraction of the arc of a circle is covered in equal times.
При равномерном круговом движении одинаковый угол или часть дуги покрывается за одинаковое время.
Sagan, Carl / Cosmos: The story of cosmic evolution, science and civilizationСаган, Карл / Космос: Эволюция Вселенной, жизни и цивилизации
Космос: Эволюция Вселенной, жизни и цивилизации
Саган, Карл
© 2002 by The Estate of Carl Sagan
© Издание на русском языке, перевод, оформление. ЗАО ТИД «Амфора», 2004
Cosmos: The story of cosmic evolution, science and civilization
Sagan, Carl
© 1980 by Carl Sagan Productions, Inc.
With the general number of balls of the external ring equal to N, the central cells 68 are placed after every N/n balls, where n is the number of supports.
Если общее число шариков внешнего кольца N, узловая ячейка 68 ставится через N/n шариков, где п — число стоек.
Instead, the ANSI/ISO SQL standard considers two NULL values to be equal for purposes of the GROUP BY clause.
Поэтому в стандарте ANSI/ISO определено, что два значения NULL В предложении GROUP BY равны.
Groff, James R.,Weinberg, Paul N. / SQL: The Complete ReferenceГрофф, Джеймс Р.,Вайнберг, Пол Н. / SQL: Полное руководство
SQL: Полное руководство
Грофф, Джеймс Р.,Вайнберг, Пол Н.
© Издательская группа BHV, Киев, 2001
© McGraw-Hill Companies, 1999
© Издательство «Ирина», Киев, 2001
SQL: The Complete Reference
Groff, James R.,Weinberg, Paul N.
© 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies
There seemed an equal danger in pressing and in neglecting the accustomed marks of familiarity.
Более обыкновенного выказывать знаки внимания, пожалуй, столь же опасно, как и пренебрегать этим.
Stevenson, Robert Louis / St. IvesСтивенсон, Роберт Луис / Сент Ив
Сент Ив
Стивенсон, Роберт Луис
© Издательство «Правда», 1967
St. Ives
Stevenson, Robert Louis
During the second stage the MNC are split into two equal parts. The first part is cultured without the suppressor activator, and the second part is cultured with a suppressor activator, the studied agent being used as the suppressor activator.
На втором этапе MHK делят на две равные части, первую из которых культивируют без активатора супрессоров, вторую — с активатором супрессоров, в качестве которого используют исследуемое средство.
It should be noted that the amplitude-frequency characteristic of those optimal digital filters 27 and 28 has the cutoff frequency equal to the Nyquist frequency, as in the digital filters 14 and 15 of the transmitting side.
Следует отметить, что амплитудно-частотная ха- рактеристика этих оптимальных цифровых фильтров 27 и 28 имеет частоту среза, равную частоте Найквиста — как и в цифровых фильтрах 14 и 15 передающей стороны.
The Bravais lattice generated by three primitive vectors of equal ‘eng.h a, making equal angles 0 with one another, is known as the trigonal Bravais lattice.
Решетку Бравэ, порождаемую тремя основными векторами равной длины а, составляющими равные углы 0 друг с другом, называют тригональной решеткой.
Ашкрофт, Н.,Мермин, Д. / Физика твердого телаAshcroft, Neil,Mermin, David / Solid state physics
Solid state physics
Ashcroft, Neil,Mermin, David
Физика твердого тела
Ашкрофт, Н.,Мермин, Д.
Low pressure was set equal to electrolyte vapor pressure (water solution NaOH, concentration of 100 g/l).
Пониженное давление создавали равным давлению паров электролита (водный раствор NaOH, концентрация — 100 г/л).
Meanwhile output elements (transformers) 9 have equal amplification (transformation).
При этом выходные элементы (трансформаторы) 9 имеют одинаковое усиление (трансформацию).
The liquid pumping-out-of-well duration is equal to (F).
Продолжительность откачки жидкости из скважины равна (F).
In this way, an equal load will always be maintained between the rope and axle systems.
Таким образом будет постоянно поддерживаться равная нагрузка между тросовой и осевой системами.
Raising the wager is a bet that consists of two sums: the first sum is equal to the last wager made by the opponent and the second sum is an immediate increase of the wager, or a raise.
Увеличение ставки — это ставка, которая складывается из двух сумм: первая сумма равна последней ставке противника, вторая сумма — непосредственный подъем ставки, эта сумма и называется рейз.
Alice Dunscombe, you know not a thousandth part of the torture that I have been made to feel, by high-born miscreants, who envy the merit they cannot equal, and detract from the glory of deeds that they dare not attempt to emulate.
Элис Данскомб, ты не знаешь и тысячной доли тех мучений, которые меня заставляли терпеть высокорожденные негодяи, завидуя заслугам, на которые они не способны, и умаляя славу деяний, которые им недоступны!
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pilot: A Tale of the SeaКупер, Джеймс Фенимор / Лоцман
Лоцман
Купер, Джеймс Фенимор
© «Детское государственное издательство», 1959
The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© 2005 Adamant Media Corporation
The equipment turn-on duration is equal to a proportion of the well production rate and the capacity of the unit.
Продолжительность включения оборудования, в свою очередь, равна отношению дебита скважины к производительности установки.
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‘iːkwəlAdjectiveравный; одинаковый; идентичный; равносильный; тождественныйExamples
of equal rank — в одинаковом звании
equal in price — по одной цене
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Collocations
approximately equal
приближенно равный
approximately equal symbol
знак «приблизительно равно»
approximately equal symbol
знак приблизительного равенства
asymptotically equal
асимптотически равный
be equal to sample
одинаковый с образцом
circle of equal altitudes
альмукантарат
circle of equal altitudes
небесная параллель
circle of equal probability
круг равной вероятности
closely equal
почти равный
closely equal
равный с высокой степенью точности
colon equal symbol
символ присваивания
ellipse of equal probabilities
эллипс равных вероятностей
equal access
равный доступ
equal and opposite
равнопротивоположный
equal angle
равнобокий уголок
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The prefix meaning equal is spelled «equi-.» Some words that
start with this prefix are equilateral, equivalence, and
equidistant.
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What prefix means equal?
The prefix meaning equal is: iso
What words have the prefix equal?
The prefix is equi; not equal. A common example is equinox.
Which prefix means ‘equal’?
The prefix that means «equal» is «equi,» as in the word
«equidistant» (the same distance).
What is the prefix equ?
The prefix equi- means equal to. An example is equinox.
What does the prefix Equa mean?
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