Similar

прилагательное 1) (similar to) подобный ; похожий, сходный Например: similar in colour — сходный по цвету a similar opinion — подобное мнение on similar occasions — в подобных случаях to be in a similar situation — быть в таком же положении similar in every respect — сходный во всех отношениях Your shirt is similar to mine. — Ваша рубашка похожа на мою. Синоним(ы): alike, parallel Антоним(ы): contradictory, different, dissimilar, diverse, contrasting 2) [математика] подобный Например: similar triangles — подобные треугольники

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Similar

adjective Etymology: French similaire, from Latin similis like, similar — more at same 1. having characteristics in common; strictly comparable 2. alike in substance or essentials; corresponding Example: no two animal habitats are exactly similar — W. H. Dowdeswell 3. not differing in shape but only in size or position Example: similar triangles Example: similar polygonssimilarly adverb Synonyms: similar, analogous, parallel mean closely resembling each other. similar implies the possibility of being mistaken for each other Example: all the houses in the development are similar. analogous applies to things belonging in essentially different categories but nevertheless having many similarities Example: analogous political systems. parallel suggests a marked likeness in the development of two things Example: the parallel careers of two movie stars.

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