COUNTERPART

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does counterpart mean? 

• COUNTERPART (noun)
  The noun COUNTERPART has 2 senses:

1. a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

2. a duplicate copy

  Familiarity information: COUNTERPART used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COUNTERPART (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

counterpart; opposite number; vis-a-vis

Hypernyms ("counterpart" is a kind of...):

equivalent (a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "counterpart"):

match (something that resembles or harmonizes with)

mismatch (a bad or unsuitable match)

complement (either of two parts that mutually complete each other)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A duplicate copy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

counterpart; similitude; twin

Hypernyms ("counterpart" is a kind of...):

duplicate; duplication (a copy that corresponds to an original exactly)

 Context examples 

The leukemic counterpart of Burkitt lymphoma occurring in children.

(Childhood Burkitt Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)

This is an invalid term; lymphoblastic lymphomas are not chronic processes, but counterparts of acute lymphoblastic leukemias.

(Chronic Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The leukemic counterpart of Burkitt's lymphoma.

(Burkitt leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)

The existence and clinical significance of a borderline category in the mucinous tumors is not as well-defined as for their serous counterpart.

(Borderline Mucinous Cystadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A mouse ortholog, stem cell adaptor protein 1, shares 83% identity with its human counterpart.

(BCR Downstream Signaling 1, NCI Thesaurus)

An exophytic glandular neoplasm of the bladder, morphologically similar to its intestinal counterpart.

(Bladder Villous Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A physical object, or electronic counterpart, that is characterized by containing writing which is meant to be human-readable.

(Document, NCI Thesaurus)

The mammalian counterpart of CDC43 (S. cerevisiae) and responsible for peptide binding, PGGT1B acts on Rac1, Rac2, Rap1A, and Rap1B.

(Geranylgeranyl Transferase, NCI Thesaurus)

Unlike most TGFB superfamily members, in which the amino acid sequence is completely conserved, PLAB shares only 70% amino acid identity with its rodent counterparts.

(Placental TGF-Beta, NCI Thesaurus)

Only when my attention had been drawn to Dr. Sterndale and his cottage did I find its counterpart.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)