v. i. [ L. congruere. See Congruous. ] To agree; to be suitable. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. congruentia: cf. OF. cornguence. ] Suitableness of one thing to another; agreement; consistency. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Congruence. [ 1913 Webster ]
Congruency of lines. (Geom.)
a. [ L. congruens, p. pr. of congruere: cf. F. congruent. ] Possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding. [ 1913 Webster ]
The congruent and harmonious fitting of parts in a sentence. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Congruent figures (Geom.),
n. [ OF. gruel, F. gruau; of German origin; cf. OHG. gruzzi groats, G. grütze, As. grūt. See Grout. ] A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or flour in water or milk; thin porridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Like gruel; of the consistence of gruel. [ 1913 Webster ]
Grewsome sights of war. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Ugly; frightful. Same as grewsome. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. incongruentia. ] Lack of congruence; incongruity. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. incongruens. See In- not, and Congruent. ] Incongruous. Sir T. Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Pantagruel, one of the characters of Rabelais. ]
A liquid food composed of water and a small portion of meal, or other farinaceous substance, boiled and seasoned. [ 1913 Webster ]