commensurabilIty

[Fr. com men sur a bilité.] [COMMENSURABLE.] Math.: The quality of being commensurable, or having a common measure. Used of two numbers. com-mens-u-ra-ble, a . [Fr. commensurable ; Lat. com , the same as con , and mensurabilis =measurable, from mensura =a measuring, a measure.] Math .: A term applied to two magnitudes which have a common measure. For instance, 49 and 63 are commensurable numbers, for they have a number, 7, which is their common measure, that is, which will divide both of them without leaving a fraction in either case, thus 7,9. 47 and 62, on the contrary, are in commeasurable: there is no 1. Holding a benefice in commendam . "The estates po e ed by bishops and canons and com number higher than unity which can exactly divide mendatory abbots." - Burke : Fr. Revol. IMG:content-0282.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors] 1. A commander or commandant; a governor. 2. A recommendation, eulogy, or commendation; approval. " as if Cicero had spoke commend a tories of Antony, or made panegyrics upon Cat i line."-South: Serm., viii. 189. II. Eccles.: One who holds a benefice in comnendam. "Under the title of Bishop of Gloucester, and Commend . story of the Cathedral Church of Bristol."- Strype : Anrals of Ref. commendatory-letter, 8. Eccles.: A letter given by clergymen to members of their congregation on their removing to another parish or country, commending them to the spiritnal care of the bishop of their new diocese, or the minister of their new parish. com-měnd-ěd, pa . par . or a. [COMMEND, v .] com-měnd-er, s. [Eng. commend; -er.] One who commends, approves, or recommends. "Such a concurrence of two extremes, by most of the Same commenders and disprovers." -Wotton . *côm-měnd-er-e , s . [Eng. commender; fem. suff. -e .] A female praiser or approver. ( Cot grave.) côm-měnd'-ing, pr. par., a. & s. [COMMEND, v.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of recommending, praising, approving; commendation. *com-měnd-ment, s. [Eng. commend; -ment.] Commendation, recommendation. "Insinuate yourself responsible and equivalent now to ny commend ment ."-B. Jonson: Cynthia's Revels , iv. 3. *com-men-dō, s. [Lat. commendo =to approve, to recommend.] A recommendation. "By these com men does he gets patients."-Venner: Via Recta , p. 361. *com-mens-al, a. & 8. [Low Lat. commensal is =partaking at the same table: Lat.com=con, and mensa a table.] A. As adjective : 1. Ord. Lang.: Partaking of food at the same table with another. 2. Zool .: A term used in regard to an animal liv ing like the me mate of another, i . e., sharing the food of his host without being parasitic upon him. (Nicholson.) [COMMENSALISM.] B. As subst.: One who partakes of food at the same table with another; a guest. “. the guests of the great King of Heaven, and the commensals of the Lord Jesus,.. " - Бр . НHall : Rem . , p. 294. them both.