[noun] a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"
[noun] the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen Synonyms:weight, combining weight, eq
[adjective] equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number" Synonyms:like, equal, same
[adjective] being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt" Synonyms:tantamount
