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Adjective: corresponding  `kóru'spónding
  1. Accompanying
    "all rights carry with them corresponding responsibilities"
     
  2. Similar especially in position or purpose
    "a number of corresponding diagonal points"
     
  3. Conforming in every respect
    "boxes with corresponding dimensions"
    - comparable, like
Verb: correspond  `kóri'spónd
  1. Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
    - match, fit, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
     
  2. Be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
    - equate
     
  3. Exchange messages
    "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years"
     
  4. Take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
    - represent, stand for

See also: correspondence, correspondent, related, related to, same, similar

Type of: be, equal