commensurate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *commensurate*:
ADJECTIVE	all	commensurate	corresponding in size or degree or extent

commensurate > pronunciation
Sounds	kahmeh'nseraht; kahmeh'nseriht
Rhymes	abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...
Rhymes	acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht...

English > *commensurate*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Corresponding in size or degree or extent.
Example	"pay should be commensurate with the time worked"
Narrower	coextensive, coterminous, conterminous	Of equal extent or scope or duration
	commensurable	Capable of being measured by a common standard
	proportionate	agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree
See also	equal	Having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
Opposite	incommensurate	not corresponding in size or degree or extent
Spanish	proporcionado
Catalan	proporcionat
Nouns	commensurateness	the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount

HyperDic: commensurate