单词 | commensurate |
释义 | commensurateadj. 1. a. Having the same measure; of equal extent, duration, or magnitude; coextensive. Const. with. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [adjective] > commensurate or of equal extent adequate1608 coextending1617 commensurate1641 coextent1647 coextended1656 coextensive1771 pro tanto1842 coequal1853 1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper i. 57 He..whose actions are exactly commensurate with equity and justice. 1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ 191 (T.) An age, a certain long space of time, that is commensurate with the duration of the thing that is spoken of. 1693 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. vii. 11 Matter and Gravity are always commensurate. 1832 T. B. Macaulay Burleigh & his Times in Ess. (1851) I. 224 The life of Burleigh was commensurate with one of the most important periods. 1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity I. iii. v. 354 Christendom and..the Roman Empire, according to his notions commensurate. a1862 H. T. Buckle Misc. Wks. (1872) I. 2 In modern Europe the influence of women and the spread of civilization have been nearly commensurate. ΚΠ 1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. vi. 354 Having a Duration..commensurate to Eternity. 1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth i. 46 The Ancient Solar and Lunar Year were..exactly commensurate and equal. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. i. i. 10 If the Fish..be of equal Weight to the Water, that is commensurate to the Bulk of it, the Fish will rest there. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 71. ⁋14 The duties of life are commensurate to its duration. 2. Of corresponding extent, magnitude, or degree; proportionate, adequate. Const. to, also with. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > that is in due proportion or proportionate > proportionate to in (also for, of, with) proportiona1393 convenientc1405 affeiring1536 measurable1541 equivalent1575 commensurable1645 commoderate1650 correspondenta1656 commensurate1657 commeasurable1658 1657 H. Hammond Some Profitable Direct. Priest & People 63 That our hope be but commensurate to our sincerity. 1660 W. Secker Nonsuch Professor 15 A drop of praises is not commensurate to a sea of favours. 1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) i. 149 The Necks of Birds and Quadrupeds are commensurate to their Legs. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 95 You know how it can act when its power is commensurate to its will. View more context for this quotation 1839 G. P. R. James Louis XIV II. 374 To assist him with a force at all commensurate to the undertaking. 1863 J. Tyndall Heat iii. 59 If we have firmness to imitate his [Newton's] example, we shall, no doubt, reap a commensurate reward. 1873 Cook Job (Speaker's Comm.) IV. 3/2 Prosperity and misery are not always..commensurate with man's deserts. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > corresponding or analogous accordingc1300 proportionate?a1425 proportionablec1443 correspondentc1460 agreeable1540 answerable1551 match1551 analogical1577 suitablea1586 parallela1610 analogal1610 correlativea1626 matching1630 analogic1638 analogous1644 commensurate1644 samea1687 companion1766 homologous1837 to match1838 homological1849 homologic1880 homothetic1886 tallied1895 matched1925 1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) 39 Herein he..judges and is judg'd, measures and is commensurat to right reason. 1674 Govt. Tongue i. §3 By the mediation of some organ equally commensurate to soul and body. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. i. 15 Plato adds..that according to Empedocles, the Definition of Colour was this, ἀποῤῥοὴ σχημάτων ὄψει σύμμετρος καὶ αἰσθητὸς, The Defluxion of Figures..Commensurate to the Sight and Sensible. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 276 Colour is an effluence of form, commensurate with sight, and sensible. 4. Characterized by a common measure; = commensurable adj. 1. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [adjective] > describing relationships between quantities > commensurable commensurable1557 communicant1557 symmetrala1690 commensurate1690 homogeneous1695 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding i. xvii. 105 We can..have no positive Idea of any Space or Duration..not made up of, and commensurate to repeated Numbers of Feet or Yards, or Days and Years, which are the common measures. 1788 J. Priestley Lect. Hist. iii. xiii. 107 Were these three periods commensurate to one another, that is, did a month consist of any equal number of days and the year of a certain number of lunar months. 1833 J. F. W. Herschel Astronomy xi. 346 The mean motions of no two planets are exactly commensurate. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † commensuratev. Obsolete. 1. intransitive. To be of the same measure or extent with; to agree or ‘square’ with. (rare.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > agree, harmonize, or be congruous with [verb (transitive)] conspirec1384 accorda1393 to stand with ——c1449 to sit with ——a1500 correspond1545 resound1575 square1583 quader1588 to comport with1591 sympathize1594 beset1597 range1600 even1602 consort1607 to run with ——1614 countenancea1616 hita1616 sympathy1615 filea1625 quadrate?1630 consist1638 commensurate1643 commensure1654 to strike in1704 jig1838 harmonize1852 chime in with1861 equate1934 to tie in1938 to tune in1938 to tie up1958 1643 R. Overton Mans Mortallitie i. 5 Let us see how it commensurates with the vniversallity of Scripture and Reason. 1643 R. Overton Mans Mortallitie v. 21 Being only commensurates with Time, or length of dayes. 2. transitive. To make commensurate; to proportion; to make to correspond in nature. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] > make proportionate (to) proportiona1398 qualify1548 modulatec1570 proportionate1570 measure1590 cantle1603 apportion1615 equal1618 commensurate1660 scantle1711 1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. iv. 18 Nature,..hath equally commensurated the senses according to the sensibles. a1680 T. Goodwin Wks. (1683) II. ii. 81 Fitly and suitably commensurated and proportioned each to other. a1711 T. Ken Hymnarium 19 in Wks. (1721) II. I..will..To Loveliness immense, commensurate my Love. 3. To reduce to a measure or standard; to define the extent of; to put a measure to; to measure. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measure [verb (transitive)] > fix the measure or amount of tax1390 dimensionate14.. commensurate1646 1646 W. Jenkyn Reformation's Remora 30 His designe shall commensurate his reformation, gives it leave to go to such a degree and no further. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. vii. 312 The aptest termes to define or commensurate the longitude of places. View more context for this quotation 1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. i. 131 Before the World there were..neither year nor seasons, by which this generable World is commensurated. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1641v.1643 |
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