Dictionary entry

Congruent

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Con″gru‐ent (?), a. [L. congruens, p. pr. of congruere: cf. F. congruent.] Possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding.

The congruent and harmonious fitting of parts in a sentence.

B. Jonson.

Congruent figures(Geom.), concurring figures.