commensurate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1641; borrowed from Late Latin commēnsūrātus, from com- (“together, with”) +‎ mēnsūrātus, perfect passive participle of mēnsūrō (“to measure, to estimate”), (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin mēnsūra (“measure”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈmɛnʃəɹət/ (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈmɛnsəɹət/, /kəˈmɛnʃəɹət/ === Adjective === commensurate (comparative more commensurate, superlative most commensurate) Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard. Synonyms: commensurable; see also Thesaurus:suitable, Thesaurus:conformant Antonyms: incommensurate, discommensurate, dissimilar; see also Thesaurus:unsuitable Coordinate terms: comparable, similar, fungible, equivalent, equal, interchangeable, identical commensurate punishments (physics) Describing a crystal in which every atom or molecule is placed in the same relative position (mathematics) Describing two numbers within the same Archimedean class, so that neither is infinitely larger than the other. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === commensurate (third-person singular simple present commensurates, present participle commensurating, simple past and past participle commensurated) (obsolete) To reduce to a common measure. To proportionate; to adjust. === References === === Further reading === “commensurate”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “commensurate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “commensurate”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “commensurate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== commensurate inflection of commensurare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== commensurate f pl feminine plural of commensurato