E*quiv"a*lent*ly, adv. In an equal manner.
E`qui*val"ue (?), v. t. To put an equal value upon; to put (something) on a par with another thing. W. Taylor.
{ E"qui*valve (?), E"qui*valved (?), } a. [Equi- + valve.] (Zoöl.) Having the valves equal in size and from, as in most bivalve shells.
E`qui*val"vu*lar (?), a. (Zoöl.) Same as Equivalve or Equivalved.
E*quiv"o*ca*cy (?), n. Equivocalness.
E*quiv"o*cal (?), a. [L. aequivocus: aequus equal + vox, vocis, word. See Equal, and Voice, and cf. Equivoque.] 1. (Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence.
For the beauties of Shakespeare are not of so dim or equivocal a nature as to be visible only to learned eyes.
Jeffrey.
2. Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected; as, his actions are equivocal. "Equivocal repentances." Milton.