Collocations withequivalent
These are words often used in combination withequivalent.
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carbon dioxide equivalent
The campus saved $100,000 in utility costs and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 378 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent during the campaign.
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energy equivalent
One tonne of plutonium is the energy equivalent of 2 million tonnes of coal.
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exact equivalent
To a sensitive ear, the proposed system may not supply the exact equivalent in sound and it certainly would not provide the exact visual equivalent.
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female equivalent
He is usually a man, although his female equivalent can increasingly be found stalking our corridors in her sharp trouser suit.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
functional equivalent
The way out of the problem was to find a functional equivalent for the diathesis.
From theCambridge English Corpus
generic equivalent
Where a generic equivalent is available hospital pharmacists and doctors carefully evaluate its suitability for use instead of the brand name product.
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male equivalent
The male equivalent was barratry.
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modern equivalent
The modern equivalent is presidential government.
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musical equivalent
But here, the 'composing' seems to be the musical equivalent of assembling ready-made furniture.
From theCambridge English Corpus
rough equivalent
Local officers are at least a rough equivalent for this purpose.
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