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• Congruity — Con*gru i*ty (? or ?), n.; pl. {Congruities}. [Cf. F. congruit?.] 1. The state or quality of being congruous; the relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency. [1913 Webster] With what congruity doth the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• congruity — index adjustment, agreement (concurrence), analogy, coherence, compatibility, conformity (agreement) …   Law dictionary

• congruity — [kän gro͞o′ə tē, kəngro͞o′ə tē] n. pl. congruities [ME congruite < OFr < ML congruitas] 1. the condition or fact of being congruous or congruent; specif., a) agreement; harmony b) fitness; appropriateness c) Geom. exact coincidence (of two… …   English World dictionary

• congruity — n. (formal) congruity with * * * [kən gruːɪtɪ] (formal) congruity with …   Combinatory dictionary

• congruity — /keuhn grooh i tee, kon , keuhng , kong /, n., pl. congruities. 1. the state or quality of being congruous; harmony; appropriateness: a congruity of ideas. 2. the state or quality of being geometrically congruent. 3. a point of agreement. 4.… …   Universalium

• congruity — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being congruent or congruous 2. a point of agreement …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• congruity — noun a) The quality of agreeing; the quality of being suitable and appropriate. b) An instance or point of agreement or correspondence; a resemblance. Syn: congruence …   Wiktionary

• congruity — Synonyms and related words: accommodation, accord, accordance, acquiescence, adaptation, adaption, adjustment, affinity, agreement, assent, balance, bilateral symmetry, chorus, coherence, coincidence, compatibility, compliance, concert, concord,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• congruity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act or state of agreeing or conforming: accordance, agreement, chime, conformance, conformation, conformity, congruence, correspondence, harmonization, harmony, keeping. See AGREE. 2. Logical agreement among… …   English dictionary for students

• congruity — con·gru·i·ty || kÉ’Å‹ gruːətɪ n. congruence, correspondence, agreement …   English contemporary dictionary