/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/► audioScrabble 22Words With Friends 26
Definition
adjective being essentially equal to something.
— synonyms: tantamount(p)
noun a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc.
noun the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element.
— synonyms: equivalent_weight, combining_weight, eq
Examples
“To burn calories, a thirty-minute jog is equivalent to a couple of hamburgers.”