matching

Adjective

(comparative better matching, superlative best matching)

Verb

Noun

(plural matchings)

(graph theory) A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect: so-called because pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one-to-one.

Origin

Combination of match and the present participle suffix: -ing.

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Matching flowers spilled gracefully down the smooth cake.
A matching china cabinet held fine china, crystal and silverware.
They watched her with matching troubled expressions, asking the same questions and getting the same answer.
Laughing softly at the matching shadows of her hair and skirt, she imagined it was a Christmas tree.
The carved headboard was beautiful but it was the lace canopy and matching bedspread that caught and held her attention.

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