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<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

<h1>Correlatable</h1> <Xpage=326>

<hw>Cor`re*lat"a*ble</hw> <tt>(k3r`r?-l?t"?-b'l)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Such as can be correlated; <as>as, <ex>correlatable</ex> phenomena</as>.</def>

<h1>Correlate</h1> <Xpage=326>

<hw>Cor`re*late"</hw> <tt>(k?r`r?-l?t" &or; k?r"r?-l?t`)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Correlated</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Correlating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>cor-</ets> + <ets>relate</ets>.]</ety> <def>To have reciprocal or mutual relations; to be mutually related.</def>

<blockquote>Doctrine and worship <b>correlate</b> as theory and practice. <i>Tylor.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Correlate</h1> <Xpage=326>

<hw>Cor`re*late"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To put in relation with each other; to connect together by the disclosure of a mutual relation; <as>as, to <ex>correlate</ex> natural phenomens</as>.</def>

<i>Darwin.</i>

<h1>Correlate</h1> <Xpage=326>

<hw>Cor"re*late</hw> <tt>(k?r"r?-l?t)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, stands in a reciprocal relation to something else, as father to son; a correlative.</def>

<i>South.</i>

<h1>Correlation</h1> <Xpage=326>

<hw>Cor`re*la"tion</hw> <tt>(-l?"sh?n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>correlatio</ets>; L. <ets>cor-</ets> + <ets>relatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>corr\'82lation</ets>. Cf. <er>Correlation</er>.]</ety> <def>Reciprocal relation; corresponding similarity or parallelism of relation or law; capacity of being converted into, or of giving place to, one another, under certain conditions; <as>as, the <ex>correlation</ex> of forces, or of zymotic diseases</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Correlation of energy</col>, <cd>the relation to one another of different forms of energy; -- usually having some reference to the principle of conservation of energy. See <cref>Conservation of energy</cref>, under <er>Conservation</er>.</cd> -- <col>Correlation of forces</col>, <cd>the relation between the forces which matter, endowed with various forms of energy, may exert.</cd></cs>

<h1>Correlative</h1> <Xpage=326>

<hw>Cor*rel"a*tive</hw> <tt>(k?r-r?l"?-t?v)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>corr\'82latif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having or indicating a reciprocal relation.</def>

<blockquote>Father and son, prince and subject, stranger and citizen, are <b>correlative</b> terms. <i>Hume.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Correlative</h1> <Xpage=326>

<hw>Cor*rel"a*tive</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who, or that which, stands in a reciprocal relation, or is correlated, to some other person or thing.</def>

<i>Locke.</i>

<blockquote>Spiritual things and spiritual men are <b>correlatives</b>. <i>Spelman.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The antecedent of a pronoun.</def>

<h1>Correlatively</h1> <Xpage=326>

<hw>Cor*rel"a*tive*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a correlative relation.</def>

<h1>Correlativeness</h1> <Xpage=326>

<hw>Cor*rel"a*tive*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Quality of being correlative.</def>

<h1>Correligionist</h1> <Xpage=326>

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