corresponding

American  

[kawr-uh-spon-ding, kor-] / ˌkɔr əˈspɒn dɪŋ, ˌkɒr- /

adjective

1. identical in all essentials or respects.

   corresponding fingerprints.

2. similar in position, purpose, form, etc..

   corresponding officials in two states.

3. associated in a working or other relationship.

   a bolt and its corresponding nut.

4. dealing with correspondence.

   a corresponding secretary.

5. employing the mails as a means of association.

   a corresponding member of a club.

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Other Word Forms

• correspondingly adverb
• noncorresponding adjective
• noncorrespondingly adverb
• uncorresponding adjective
• uncorrespondingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of corresponding

First recorded in 1570–80; correspond + -ing ²

Example Sentences

She told AFP that because of the animal culls, her milk deliveries have fallen by up to 50 percent, resulting in a corresponding reduction in feta production.

From Barron's

“Logic and neural networks are two threads tracing their way back through time, each corresponding to a different way of thinking about the mind,” Mr. Griffiths writes.

From The Wall Street Journal

"This fundamentally changes our view of commensal bacteria," says Prof. Pascal Falter-Braun, Director of the Institute for Network Biology at Helmholtz Munich and corresponding author of the study.

From Science Daily

The evolution of warfare has not been accompanied by a corresponding evolution in the mechanisms for achieving or sustaining peace.

From Salon

"Conversely, seeing a dynamic video corresponding to the sound significantly improves hearing sensitivity."

From Science Daily

Related Words

• analogous
• comparable
• reciprocal