Question

equivalent A square can be equivalent to a triangle in area, but not in shape. ɪkˈwɪvələnt

Accepted Answer

(1) Equal in force, amount, value, area, or volume. (2) Similar or virtually identical in effect or function. Modern democracies have institutions and offices that are roughly equivalent to those found in others: the president of the United States has his British equivalent in the prime minister, for instance, and the U.S. Congress finds its equivalent in the British Parliament. The heavily armored knight on his great armored horse has been called the Middle Ages' equivalent of the army tank. In none of these examples are the two things identical to each other; they're simply very similar in their effect or purpose or nature, which is what equivalence usually implies

word	equivalent
definition	(1) Equal in force, amount, value, area, or volume. (2) Similar or virtually identical in effect or function.
eg_sentence	A square can be equivalent to a triangle in area, but not in shape.
explanation	Modern democracies have institutions and offices that are roughly equivalent to those found in others: the president of the United States has his British equivalent in the prime minister, for instance, and the U.S. Congress finds its equivalent in the British Parliament. The heavily armored knight on his great armored horse has been called the Middle Ages' equivalent of the army tank. In none of these examples are the two things identical to each other; they're simply very similar in their effect or purpose or nature, which is what equivalence usually implies
IPA	ɪkˈwɪvələnt

Equivalent Area Similar Identical Effect British Armored Equal