Counterpart

Noun

 * 1) Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
 * ''Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly
 * 1)  A duplicate of a legal document.
 * 2) One which resembles another
 * 3) One which has corresponding functions or characteristics.

Synonyms

 * equivalent
 * opposite number
 * pendant

Related terms

 * counterbalance
 * counterpoint
 * countersign
 * counterweight
 * partner

Adjectives
precise; painful; unworthy; institutional modern; earthly;  exclusive;  emotional feminine;   dense;   stooped;   elaborate; shrunken.

Thesaurus
ally, alter ego, analogon, analogue, associate, brother, clone, close copy, close match, coequal, cognate, companion, compeer, complement, congenator, congener, coordinate, correlate, correlative, correspondent, ditto, double, dupe, duplicate, duplication, each other, equal, equipollent, equivalent, facsimile, fellow, image, kindred spirit, like, likeness, match, mate, model, near duplicate, obverse, one another, opposite number, parallel, peer, pendant, picture, quadruplicate, reciprocal, reciprocatist, reciprocator, repetition, replica, replication, representation, reproduction, rival, second self, similitude, simulacrum, sister, soul mate, such, suchlike, tally, the like of, the likes of, triplicate, twin, vis-a-vis

Etymology
Recorded since 1451, originally as countre part "duplicate of a legal document", from contrepartie, itself from contre "facing, opposite" (from  contra 'against') + partie "copy of a person or thing," originally past participle of partir "to divide".

Translations

 * Bulgarian:, еш
 * Dutch:, ,


 * Finnish:, vastinkappale
 * German: ,


 * Bulgarian: дубликат, копие
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: duplikaat


 * Finnish: rinnakkaiskappale
 * German: ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, ,


 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: hasonmás


 * Czech:
 * Dutch: evenknie, tegenhanger , tegenpartij , tegenspeler , equivalent


 * Spanish: ,


 * : homologue, duplicat, pendant , équivalent