See Also: adequation(medicine)
adequation(dictionary)

adequation (iou)



adequation noun. L16.
[Latin adaequatio(n-), formed as ADEQUATE verb: see -ATION.]
The action of equalling. Only in L16.
The result of making equal or adequate; an equivalent. E17.
The action of equalizing or making equivalent; the fact of being equalized or made equivalent. E17.
Linguistics. A change in meaning due to the influence of typical contexts. M20.