MATCHING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does matching mean? 

• MATCHING (adjective)
  The adjective MATCHING has 2 senses:

1. being two identical

2. intentionally matched

  Familiarity information: MATCHING used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MATCHING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being two identical

Synonyms:

duplicate; matching; twin; twinned

Similar:

matched (going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Intentionally matched

Synonyms:

co-ordinated; coordinated; matching

Context example:

curtains and walls were color coordinated

Similar:

matched (going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities)

 Context examples 

Indicates that a text matching operation distinguishes upper-case (capital) letters from lower case.

(Case Sensitive, NCI Thesaurus)

The models that came closest to matching observations of clouds in the present-day climate showed a greater precipitation increase for the future than the other models.

(NASA Data Suggest Future May Be Rainier Than Expected, NASA)

The procedure of matching and synchronizing ring-width variations and other structural characteristics among trees that have grown in nearby areas, allowing the identification of the exact year in which the ring was formed.

(Crossdating, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)

HLA matching is done before a donor stem cell or organ transplant to find out if tissues match between the donor and the person receiving the transplant.

(HLA matching, NCI Dictionary)

Human leukocyte antigen matching is done before a donor stem cell or organ transplant to find out if tissues match between the donor and the person receiving the transplant.

(Human leukocyte antigen matching, NCI Dictionary)

HLA matching reduces the risk of graft-versus-host disease, in which transplanted cells attack the recipient’s cells.

(Early treatment benefits infants with severe combined immunodeficiency, NIH)

However, in around one in 40 people in the UK sample, the mitochondrial DNA and nuclear DNA did not have matching ancestries.

(Interplay between mitochondria and the nucleus may have implications for changing cell’s ‘batteries’, University of Cambridge)

If you work for a large corporation, ask your employer if you qualify for tuition matching, where your employer helps you get your degree by matching the funds you pay.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

So Arthur took her hand and knelt beside her, and she looked her best, with all the soft lines matching the angelic beauty of her eyes.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

He alone endured and prospered, matching the husky in strength, savagery, and cunning.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)