Defn: To agree; to be suitable. [Obs.] Shak.
CONGRUENCE
Con"gru*ence, n. Etym: [L. congruentia: cf. OF. cornguence.]
Defn: Suitableness of one thing to another; agreement; consistency.
Holland.
CONGRUENCY
Con"gru*en*cy ( or ), n.
Defn: Congruence. Congruency of lines. (Geom.) See Complex of lines, under Complex, n.
CONGRUENT Con"gru*ent, a. Etym: [L. congruens, p.pr. of congruere: cf. F. congruent.]
Defn: Possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding.
The congruent and harmonious fitting of parts in a sentence. B.
Jonson.
Congruent figures (Geom.), concurring figures.
CONGRUISM
Con"gru*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. congruisme.] (Scholastic Theol.)
Defn: See Congruity.
CONGRUITY
Con*gru"i*ty ( or , n.; pl. Congruities. Etym: [Cf. F. congruit.]