congruent

Definitions


[ˈkɒŋɡrʊənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- in agreement or harmony
(e.g: the rules may not be congruent with the requirements of the law)

- (of figures) identical in form; coinciding exactly when superimposed


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin congruent- ‘agreeing, meeting together’, from the verb congruere, from con- ‘together’ + ruere ‘fall or rush’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries