Meaning & Definition of Correspondence in English
English⟶
Correspondence
/kɔrəspɑndəns/
noun
1. Communication by the exchange of letters
synonym:
- correspondence
2. Compatibility of observations
- "There was no agreement between theory and measurement"
- "The results of two tests were in correspondence"
synonym:
- agreement,
- correspondence
3. The relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount
synonym:
- commensurateness,
- correspondence,
- proportionateness
4. (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation
- Exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
synonym:
- symmetry,
- symmetricalness,
- correspondence,
- balance
5. Similarity by virtue of corresponding
synonym:
- parallelism,
- correspondence
Examples of using
This pair of lovers were carrying on an ardent correspondence.