The congruent and harmonious fitting of parts in a
sentence. --B. Jonson.
[1913 Webster]
{Congruent figures} (Geom.), concurring figures. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
congruent — CONGRUÉNT, Ă, congruenţi, te, adj. 1. Care concordă, care coincide; corespunzător, coincident, echivalent. 2. (Despre numere întregi) Care dau acelaşi rest la împărţirea cu un număr întreg. 3. (Despre figuri geometrice) Care sunt egale sau care… … Dicționar Român
congruent — congruent, ente [ kɔ̃gryɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • v. 1510; lat. congruens, p. prés. de congruere → congru 1 ♦ Qui convient, qui s applique bien. ⇒ adéquat. Idée congruente à la situation. 2 ♦ (1771) Math. Figures congruentes, égales (⇒ congruence) . ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Congruent — (v. lat.), 1) gleich u. ähnlich; 2) in der Mathematik sind congruent a) zwei geometrische Größen, die man sich so auf einander gelegt denken kann, daß die Grenzender einen überall mit den Grenzen der anderen zusammenfallen, daß sie sich decken.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Congruent — Congruent, lat., übereinstimmend, passend. Congruenz, in der Mathematik die Uebereinstimmung zweier Größen; in der Geometrie sind congruente Figuren einander gleich und ähnlich (Zeichen ≅), in der Arithmetik sind 2 Figuren in Beziehung auf eine… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
congruent — [käŋ′gro͞oənt, kän′gro͞oənt] adj. [ME < L congruens, prp. of congruere, to come together, correspond, agree < com , with + * gruere, ruere, to fall: see RUIN] 1. in agreement; corresponding; harmonious 2. Geom. of figures, having identical… … English World dictionary
congruent — index coequal, coextensive, commensurate, concerted, concordant, congruous, conjoint, consensual, consonan … Law dictionary
congruent — congruent, ente (kon gru an, an t ) adj. Qui convient à. • Que dites vous de ma petite oie [sorte d ajustement] ? La trouvez vous congruente à l habit ?, MOL. Les préc. 10. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. congruens, part. prés. de congruere … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
congruent — early 15c., suitable, proper, from L. congruentem (nom. congruens) agreeing, fit, suitable, prp. of congruere, lit. to come together, agree, correspond with, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + a lost verb *gruere, *ruere fall, rush, perhaps… … Etymology dictionary
congruent — [adj] agreeable, harmonious coinciding, compatible, concurring, conforming, consistent, corresponding, identical, in agreement; concept 563 Ant. disagreeable, incongruent, unharmonious … New thesaurus
congruent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) in agreement or harmony. 2) Geometry (of figures) identical in form. DERIVATIVES congruence noun. ORIGIN from Latin congruere agree, meet together … English terms dictionary
