Both Uses of
equivalent
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- The minister of police maintained a silence which was equivalent to a complete avowal.†
Chpt 11-12 *
- But Andrea, turning towards them, winked his eyes, rolled his tongue around his cheeks, and smacked his lips in a manner equivalent to a hundred words among the bandits when forced to be silent.†
Chpt 107-108
Definition:
being equal or essentially equal