corresponding
pronunciation
How to pronounce corresponding in British English:
UK [ˌkɒrəˈspɒndɪŋ]
How to pronounce corresponding in American English:
US [ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- accompanying
- similar especially in position or purpose
- conforming in every respect
- agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree
Word Origin
- corresponding (adj.)
- 1570s, past participle adjective from correspond. Not common until 19c., when it took on the adjectival function of correspondent. Related: Correspondingly (1836).
Example
- 1. Your signal reaches a corresponding signal to the universe .
- 2. A simplified graphic of a corresponding frequency comb is shown below .
- 3. Corresponding increases in investment in education and new skills are crucial .
- 4. A similar experiment using living mice gave corresponding results .
- 5. For every feature , there 's a corresponding benefit .