English noun: correspondence | |||
1. | correspondence (communication) communication by the exchange of letters | ||
Broader (hypernym) | 1st class, 1st-class mail, black and white, first class, first-class mail, written communication, written language | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | card | ||
Part holonym | letter, missive | ||
2. | correspondence (attribute) compatibility of observations | ||
Samples | There was no agreement between theory and measurement. The results of two tests were in correspondence. | ||
Synonyms | agreement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | compatibility | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | conformance, conformity | ||
3. | correspondence the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount | ||
Synonyms | commensurateness, proportionateness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | proportionality | ||
4. | correspondence (attribute) (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane | ||
Synonyms | balance, symmetricalness, symmetry | ||
Broader (hypernym) | spatial property, spatiality | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bilateral symmetry, bilateralism, bilaterality, geometrical regularity, radial symmetry, regularity | ||
Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
Antonyms | asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance | ||
5. | correspondence (attribute) similarity by virtue of corresponding | ||
Synonyms | parallelism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | similarity | ||