Main Entry: corresponding

Function: adjective

Date: 1579

1 a : having or participating in the same relationship (as kind, degree, position, correspondence, or function) especially with regard to the same or like wholes (as geometric figures or sets) <corresponding parts of similar triangles> b : related, accompanying <all rights carry with them corresponding responsibilities — W. P. Paepcke>
2 a : charged with the duty of writing letters <corresponding secretary> b : participating or serving at a distance and by mail <a corresponding member of the society>

— cor·re·spond·ing·ly \-ˈspän-diŋ-lē\ adverb