v.
Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ r- ə -l ə t, ' kär-, - ˌ l ā t
Function: noun
Etymology: back-formation from correlation
Date: 1643
1 : either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (as husband and wife)
2 : a phenomenon that accompanies another phenomenon, is usually parallel to it, and is related in some way to it <precise electrical correlate s of conscious thinking in the human brain ― Bayard Webster>
– correlate adjective