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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
equating \equating\ n.
the act of regarding as equal.
Syn: equation.
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Equate \E*quate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Equated; p. pr. & vb.
n. Equating.] [L. aequatus, p. p. of aequare to make level
or equal, fr. aequus level, equal. See Equal.]
To make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an
allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common
standard of comparison; to reduce to mean time or motion; as,
to equate payments; to equate lines of railroad for grades or
curves; equated distances.
[1913 Webster]
Palgrave gives both scrolle and scrowe and equates both
to F[rench] rolle. --Skeat
(Etymol. Dict.
).
[1913 Webster]
Equating for grades (Railroad Engin.), adding to the
measured distance one mile for each twenty feet of ascent.
Equating for curves, adding half a mile for each 360
degrees of curvature.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Equate \E*quate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Equated; p. pr. & vb.
n. Equating.] [L. aequatus, p. p. of aequare to make level
or equal, fr. aequus level, equal. See Equal.]
To make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an
allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common
standard of comparison; to reduce to mean time or motion; as,
to equate payments; to equate lines of railroad for grades or
curves; equated distances.
Palgrave gives both scrolle and scrowe and equates both
to F[rench] rolle. --Skeat
(Etymol. Dict.
).
Equating for grades (Railroad Engin.), adding to the
measured distance one mile for each twenty feet of ascent.
Equating for curves, adding half a mile for each 360
degrees of curvature.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
equating
n : the act of regarding as equal [syn: equation]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
equating
n.
The act by which things are equated; the evaluation of things as
equivalent.
vb.
(present participle of en equate nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
equating
n.
The act by which things are equated; the evaluation of things as
equivalent.
vb.
(present participle of en equate nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
equating
n.
The act by which things are equated; the evaluation of things as
equivalent.
vb.
(present participle of en equate nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
equating
n.
The act by which things are equated; the evaluation of things as
equivalent.
vb.
(present participle of en equate nocat=1)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
equating
Engelska a.
(avledning en equate ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb equate)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Equating /ɪkwˈeɪtɪŋ/ المساواةFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
equating /ɪkwˈeɪtɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]rovnání
equating /ɪkwˈeɪtɪŋ/ gleichsetzend, gleichstellend see: equate sth. with/and sth. else, equated, equates, equated, Most people equate material wealth with happiness., Some parents equate education and exam success.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ɪˈkweɪtɪŋ/