commensurable
measurable by the same standard; comparable
Roots
- -able / -ible: able to be, fit to be, or worthy of
- com-: with, together, complete, or intensified
- mensur / meas: measure, proportion, or size
Other words with the mensur / meas root
- commensurate: corresponding in size or degree
- incommensurable: not measurable by the same standard
- incommensurate: not corresponding in size or degree
- measure: to find size or amount; a standard of amount
- measurement: the act or result of measuring
- mensuration: measurement, especially of geometric figures
Commensurable things can be measured together by a shared scale.
The two risks were not easily commensurable.