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sim·i·lar 
[sim-uh-ler] Pronunciation Key
[sim-uh-ler] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | having a likeness or resemblance, esp. in a general way: two similar houses. |
| 2. | Geometry. (of figures) having the same shape; having corresponding sides proportional and corresponding angles equal: similar triangles. |
| 3. | Mathematics. (of two square matrices) related by means of a similarity transformation. |
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| sim·i·lar
(sĭm'ə-lər) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[French similaire, from Latin similis, like; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots.] sim'i·lar·ly adv. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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1611 (earlier similary, 1564), from Fr. similaire, from an extended form of L. similis "like," from Old L. semol "together," from PIE base *sem-/*som- "same" (see same).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| similar | |
adjective | |
| 1. | marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats" [ant: dissimilar] |
| 2. | having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste" [syn: alike] [ant: dissimilar] |
| 3. | resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality" [syn: like] [ant: different] |
| 4. | (of words) expressing closely related meanings |
| 5. | capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability; "interchangeable electric outlets" "interchangeable parts" [syn: exchangeable] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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Sim"i*lar\, a. [F. similaire, fr. L. similis like, similar. See Same, a., and cf. Simulate.]1. Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like. 2. Nearly corresponding; resembling in many respects; somewhat like; having a general likeness. 3. Homogenous; uniform. [R.] --Boyle. Similar figures (Geom.), figures which differ from each other only in magnitude, being made up of the same number of like parts similarly situated. Similar rectilineal figures, such as have their several angles respectively equal, each to each, and their sides about the equal angles proportional. Similar solids, such as are contained by the same number of similar planes, similarly situated, and having like inclination to one another.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Sim"i*lar\, n. That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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