equable
-equal and uniform; continuing the same at different times;
-- said of motion, and the like; uniform in surface; smooth; as, an equable plain or globe.
-uniform in action or intensity; not variable or changing;
-- said of the feelings or temper.

equableness
-quality or state of being equable.

equably
-in an equable manner.

equal
-agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.;
-- applied to number, degree, quantity, and intensity, and to any subject which admits of them; neither inferior nor superior, greater nor less, better nor worse; corresponding; alike; as, equal quantities of land, water, etc. ; houses of equal size; persons of equal stature or talents; commodities of equal value.
-bearing a suitable relation; of just proportion; having competent power, abilities, or means; adequate; as, he is not equal to the task.
-not variable; equable; uniform; even; as, an equal movement.
-evenly balanced; not unduly inclining to either side; characterized by fairness; unbiased; impartial; equitable; just.
-of the same interest or concern; indifferent.
-intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female;
-- opposed to mixed.
-exactly agreeing with respect to quantity.
-one not inferior or superior to another; one having the same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents, strength, or other quality or condition; an equal quantity or number; as, "if equals be taken from equals the remainders are equal."
-state of being equal; equality.
-to be or become equal to; to have the same quantity, the same value, the same degree or rank, or the like, with; to be commen/urate with.
-to make equal return to; to recompense fully.
-to make equal or equal to; to equalize; hence, to compare or regard as equals; to put on equality.

equaled
-of equal

equaling
-of equal

equalitarian
-one who believes in equalizing the condition of men; a leveler.

equalities
-of equality

equality
-the condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in length or thickness; an equality of rights.
-sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.
-evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.
-exact agreement between two expressions or magnitudes with respect to quantity;
-- denoted by the symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same number and kind of units of measure that x does.

equalization
-the act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.

equalize
-to make equal; to cause to correspond, or be like, in amount or degree as compared; as, to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes.
-to pronounce equal; to compare as equal.
-to be equal to; equal; to match.

equalized
-of equalize

equalizer
-one who, or that which, equalizes anything.

equalizing
-of equalize

equalled
-of equal

equalling
-of equal

equally
-in an equal manner or degree in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; without difference; alike; evenly; justly; as, equally taxed, furnished, etc.

equalness
-equality; evenness.

equangular
-having equal angles; equiangular.

equanimity
-evenness of mind; that calm temper or firmness of mind which is not easily elated or depressed; patience; calmness; composure; as, to bear misfortunes with equanimity.

equanimous
-of an even, composed frame of mind; of a steady temper; not easily elated or depressed.

equant
-a circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly;
-- called also eccentric equator.

equate
-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.

equated
-of equate

equating
-of equate

equation
-a making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium.
-an expression of the condition of equality between two algebraic quantities or sets of quantities, the sign = being placed between them; as, a binomial equation; a quadratic equation; an algebraic equation; a transcendental equation; an exponential equation; a logarithmic equation; a differential equation, etc.
-a quantity to be applied in computing the mean place or other element of a celestial body; that is, any one of the several quantities to be added to, or taken from, its position as calculated on the hypothesis of a mean uniform motion, in order to find its true position as resulting from its actual and unequal motion.

equator
-the imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres.
-the great circle of the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the earth's equator;
-- so called because when the sun is in it, the days and nights are of equal length; hence called also the equinoctial, and on maps, globes, etc., the equinoctial line.

equatorial
-of or pertaining to the equator; as, equatorial climates; also, pertaining to an equatorial instrument.
-an instrument consisting of a telescope so mounted as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, the one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known. the motion in right ascension is sometimes communicated by clockwork, so as to keep the object constantly in the field of the telescope. called also an equatorial telescope.

equatorially
-so as to have motion or direction parallel to the equator.

equerries
-of equerry

equerry
-a large stable or lodge for horses.
-an officer of princes or nobles, charged with the care of their horses.

equery
-same as equerry.

equestrian
-of or pertaining to horses or horsemen, or to horsemanship; as, equestrian feats, or games.
-being or riding on horseback; mounted; as, an equestrian statue.
-belonging to, or composed of, the ancient roman equities or knights; as, the equestrian order.
-one who rides on horseback; a horseman; a rider.

equestrianism
-the art of riding on horseback; performance on horseback; horsemanship; as, feats equestrianism.

equestrienne
-a woman skilled in equestrianism; a horsewoman.

equi
-
-a prefix, meaning equally; as, equidistant; equiangular.

equiangled
-equiangular.

equiangular
-having equal angles; as, an equiangular figure; a square is equiangular.

equibalance
-equal weight; equiponderance.
-to make of equal weight; to balance equally; to counterbalance; to equiponderate.

equibalanced
-of equibalance

equibalancing
-of equibalance

equicrescent
-increasing by equal increments; as, an equicrescent variable.

equicrural
-having equal legs or sides; isosceles.

equicrure
-equicrural.

equidifferent
-having equal differences; as, the terms of arithmetical progression are equidifferent.

equidistance
-equal distance.

equidistant
-being at an equal distance from the same point or thing.

equidiurnal
-pertaining to the time of equal day and night;
-- applied to the equinoctial line.

equiform
-having the same form; uniform.

equilateral
-having all the sides equal; as, an equilateral triangle; an equilateral polygon.
-a side exactly corresponding, or equal, to others; also, a figure of equal sides.

equilibrate
-to balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise.

equilibrated
-of equilibrate

equilibrating
-of equilibrate

equilibration
-act of keeping a balance, or state of being balanced; equipoise.
-the process by which animal and vegetable organisms preserve a physiological balance.

equilibria
-of equilibrium

equilibrious
-evenly poised; balanced.

equilibrist
-one who balances himself in unnatural positions and hazardous movements; a balancer.

equilibrity
-the state of being balanced; equality of weight.

equilibrium
-equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more forces.
-a level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to preserve the equilibrium of the body.
-a balancing of the mind between motives or reasons, with consequent indecision and doubt.

equilibriums
-of equilibrium

equimomental
-having equal moments of inertia.

equimultiple
-multiplied by the same number or quantity.
-one of the products arising from the multiplication of two or more quantities by the same number or quantity. thus, seven times 2, or 14, and seven times 4, or 28, are equimultiples of 2 and 4.

equinal
-see equine.

equine
-of, pertaining to, or resembling, a horse.

equinia
-glanders.

equinoctial
-pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line.
-pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial line or equator; in or near that line; as, equinoctial heat; an equinoctial sun.
-pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial points; as, an equinoctial gale or storm, that is, one happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part of the world.
-the equinoctial line.

equinoctially
-towards the equinox.

equinox
-the time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, that is, about march 21 and september 22. see autumnal equinox, vernal equinox, under autumnal and vernal.
-equinoctial wind or storm.

equinumerant
-equal as to number.

equip
-to furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide with arms or an armament, stores, munitions, rigging, etc.;
-- said esp. of ships and of troops.
-to dress up; to array; accouter.

equipage
-furniture or outfit, whether useful or ornamental; especially, the furniture and supplies of a vessel, fitting her for a voyage or for warlike purposes, or the furniture and necessaries of an army, a body of troops, or a single soldier, including whatever is necessary for efficient service; equipments; accouterments; habiliments; attire.
-retinue; train; suite.
-a carriage of state or of pleasure with all that accompanies it, as horses, liveried servants, etc., a showy turn
-out.

equipaged
-furnished with equipage.

equiparable
-comparable.

equiparate
-to compare.

equipedal
-equal
-footed; having the pairs of feet equal.

equipendency
-the act or condition of hanging in equipoise; not inclined or determined either way.

equipensate
-to weigh equally; to esteem alike.

equipment
-the act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
-whatever is used in equipping; necessaries for an expedition or voyage; the collective designation for the articles comprising an outfit; equipage; as, a railroad equipment (locomotives, cars, etc. ; for carrying on business); horse equipments; infantry equipments; naval equipments; laboratory equipments.

equipoise
-equality of weight or force; hence, equilibrium; a state in which the two ends or sides of a thing are balanced, and hence equal; state of being equally balanced;
-- said of moral, political, or social interests or forces.
-counterpoise.

equipollence
-alt. of equipollency

equipollency
-equality of power, force, signification, or application.
-sameness of signification of two or more propositions which differ in language.

equipollent
-having equal power or force; equivalent.
-having equivalent signification and reach; expressing the same thing, but differently.

equipollently
-with equal power.

equiponderance
-alt. of equiponderancy

equiponderancy
-equality of weight; equipoise.

equiponderant
-being of the same weight.

equiponderate
-to be equal in weight; to weigh as much as another thing.
-to make equal in weight; to counterbalance.

equiponderous
-having equal weight.

equipondious
-of equal weight on both sides; balanced.

equipotential
-having the same potential.

equipped
-of equip

equipping
-of equip

equiradical
-equally radical.

equirotal
-having wheels of the same size or diameter; having equal rotation.

equiseta
-of equisetum

equisetaceous
-belonging to the equisetaceae, or horsetail family.

equisetiform
-having the form of the equisetum.

equisetum
-a genus of vascular, cryptogamic, herbaceous plants;
-- also called horsetails.

equisonance
-an equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.

equisonant
-of the same or like sound.

equitable
-possessing or exhibiting equity; according to natural right or natural justice; marked by a due consideration for what is fair, unbiased, or impartial; just; as an equitable decision; an equitable distribution of an estate; equitable men.
-that can be sustained or made available or effective in a court of equity, or upon principles of equity jurisprudence; as, an equitable estate; equitable assets, assignment, mortgage, etc.

equitableness
-the quality of being equitable, just, or impartial; as, the equitableness of a judge, a decision, or distribution of property.

equitably
-in an equitable manner; justly; as, the laws should be equitably administered.

equitancy
-horsemanship.

equitant
-mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.
-overlapping each other;
-- said of leaves whose bases are folded so as to overlap and bestride the leaves within or above them, as in the iris.

equitation
-a riding, or the act of riding, on horseback; horsemanship.

equitemporaneous
-contemporaneous.

equites
-an order of knights holding a middle place between the senate and the commonalty; members of the roman equestrian order.

equities
-of equity

equity
-equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of god to man; fairness in determination of conflicting claims; impartiality.
-an equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an equity to a settlement, or wife's equity, etc.
-a system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law, properly so called, and complemental of it.

equivalence
-the condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence of definitions.
-equal power or force; equivalent amount.
-the quantity of the combining power of an atom, expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency. see valence.
-the degree of combining power as determined by relative weight. see equivalent, n., 2.
-to be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.

equivalency
-same as equivalence.

equivalent
-equal in wortir or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import or meaning.
-equal in measure but not admitting of superposition;
-- applied to magnitudes; as, a square may be equivalent to a triangle.
-contemporaneous in origin; as, the equivalent strata of different countries.
-something equivalent; that which is equal in value, worth, weight, or force; as, to offer an equivalent for damage done.
-that comparative quantity by weight of an element which possesses the same chemical value as other elements, as determined by actual experiment and reference to the same standard. specifically: (a) the comparative proportions by which one element replaces another in any particular compound; thus, as zinc replaces hydrogen in hydrochloric acid, their equivalents are 32.5 and 1. (b) the combining proportion by weight of a substance, or the number expressing this proportion, in any particular compound; as, the equivalents of hydrogen and oxygen in water are respectively 1 and 8, and in hydric dioxide 1 and 16.
-a combining unit, whether an atom, a radical, or a molecule; as, in acid salt two or more equivalents of acid unite with one or more equivalents of base.
-to make the equivalent to; to equal; equivalence.

equivalently
-in an equal manner.

equivalue
-to put an equal value upon; to put (something) on a par with another thing.

equivalve
-alt. of equivalved

equivalved
-having the valves equal in size and from, as in most bivalve shells.

equivalvular
-same as equivalve or equivalved.

equivocacy
-equivocalness.

equivocal
-(literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence.
-capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected; as, his actions are equivocal.
-uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful.
-a word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.

equivocally
-in an equivocal manner.

equivocalness
-the state of being equivocal.

equivocate
-to use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity.
-to render equivocal or ambiguous.

equivocated
-of equivocate

equivocating
-of equivocate

equivocation
-the use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, with a purpose to mislead.

equivocator
-one who equivocates.

equivocatory
-indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.

equivoke
-an ambiguous term; a word susceptible of different significations.
-an equivocation; a guibble.

equivoque
-alt. of equivoke

equivorous
-feeding on horseflesh; as, equivorous tartars.

equus
-a genus of mammals, including the horse, ass, etc.