commensurable
[ kuh-men-ser-uh-buh l, -sher-uh- ]
/ kəˈmɛn sər ə bəl, -ʃər ə- /
adjective
having the same measure or divisor: The numbers 6 and 9 are commensurable since they are divisible by 3.
suitable in measure; proportionate.
Origin of commensurable
1550–60; < Late Latin
commēnsūrābilis, equivalent to Latin
com-
com- +
mēnsūrābilis (equivalent to
mēnsūrā(re) (see
commensurate) +
-bilis
-ble)
OTHER WORDS FROM commensurable
com·men·su·ra·bil·i·ty, com·men·su·ra·ble·ness, noun com·men·su·ra·bly, adverbWords nearby commensurable
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British Dictionary definitions for commensurable
commensurable
/ (kəˈmɛnsərəbəl, -ʃə-) /
adjective
maths
- having a common factor
- having units of the same dimensions and being related by whole numbershours and minutes are commensurable
well-proportioned; proportionate