adj.
Function: adjective
Date: 1579
1 a : having or participating in the same relationship (as kind, degree, position, correspondence, or function) especially with regard to the same or like wholes (as geometric figures or sets) < corresponding parts of similar triangles> b : RELATED , ACCOMPANYING <all rights carry with them corresponding responsibilities ― W. P. Paepcke>
2 a : charged with the duty of writing letters < corresponding secretary> b : participating or serving at a distance and by mail <a corresponding member of the society>
– cor · re · spond · ing · ly \ - ' spän-di ŋ -l ē \ adverb