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# congruent

adjective (congruent); noun congruence

«congruent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (maths) Exactly the same shape and size; one shape fits exactly on top of the other, even if turned or flipped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#m1)
2. (formal) In agreement or matching (congruent with the facts). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#m2)
3. (maths) In number work, having the same remainder when divided by a number. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geometry lessons: congruent triangles, congruent shapes; tests such as SSS, SAS, ASA. Similar shapes have the same shape but can be different sizes; congruent shapes are also the same size.

### Examples

- These two triangles are congruent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#x1)
- Congruent shapes have equal sides and angles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#x2)
- Cut out two congruent squares. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#x3)
- A shape and its mirror image are congruent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#x4)
- The two halves of a butterfly are congruent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#x5)
- Her actions were congruent with her words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/#x6)

### Note

Congruent is not the same as similar: similar = same shape, congruent = same shape and same size. Turning or flipping a shape keeps it congruent; enlarging does not. Symbol: ≅.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «congruent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congruent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«congruent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/congruent.html) on Mova free.