Meaning & use
congruent
Having exactly the same size and shape, so that one figure matches another perfectly.
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The two triangles are congruent because their corresponding sides and angles are equal.
Architects checked that both wings of the building were congruent in design.
A note on using this word
In geometry, congruent figures can be rotated or flipped and still match exactly, unlike merely similar ones.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
In agreement or harmony; consistent with something else.
Her actions were finally congruent with the values she had always claimed to hold.
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