corresponding

[ kawr-uh-spon-ding, kor- ]
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adjective
  1. identical in all essentials or respects: corresponding fingerprints.

  2. similar in position, purpose, form, etc.: corresponding officials in two states.

  1. associated in a working or other relationship: a bolt and its corresponding nut.

  2. dealing with correspondence: a corresponding secretary.

  3. employing the mails as a means of association: a corresponding member of a club.

Origin of corresponding

1
First recorded in 1570–80; correspond + -ing2

Other words from corresponding

  • cor·re·spond·ing·ly, adverb
  • non·cor·res·pond·ing, adjective, noun
  • non·cor·res·pond·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·cor·re·spond·ing, adjective
  • un·cor·re·spond·ing·ly, adverb

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How to use corresponding in a sentence

  • I do not think the average number of passengers on a corresponding route in our country could be so few as twenty.

    Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
  • In a dungeon of the corresponding tower, on this side of the castle, was the prison of Ripperda.

  • These granules are identical with the corresponding granules in the leukocytes just described.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
  • Myelocytes are the bone-marrow cells from which the corresponding granular leukocytes are developed.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
  • The federal government also has three courts corresponding somewhat to the courts established by the states.