01 v. t. To make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison; to re…
imp. & p. p.
Equated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Equating
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To make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison; to reduce to mean time or motion; as, to equate payments; to equate lines of railroad for grades or curves; equated distances.“Palgrave gives both scrolle and scrowe and equates both to F[rench] rolle.” — Skeat (Etymol. Dict. ).
Phrases & compounds
Equating for grades —
adding to the measured distance one mile for each twenty feet of ascent.
Equating for curves —
adding half a mile for each 360 degrees of curvature.