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Webster 1913 Edition

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Adj.

[L.

aequabilis

, fr.

aequare

to make level or equal, fr.

aequus

even, equal. See

Equal and uniform; continuing the same at different times; – said of motion, and the like; uniform in surface; smooth;

as, an

equable

plain or globe

Uniform in action or intensity; not variable or changing; – said of the feelings or temper.

Adj.

[L. oequabilis, from oequus, equal, even, oeguo, to equal, to level.]

Equal and uniform at all times, as motion. An equable motion continues the same in degree of velocity, neither accelerated nor retarded.

Even; smooth; having a uniform surface or form; as an equable glove or plain.