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/ˈsɪm.ɪ.lə/ · adjective

Meaning

Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable..

Definitions by Sense

1. Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, allied, comparable.
2. (mathematics) Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.
3. (mathematics, linear algebra) Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.
4. That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
5. (homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.

Example Sentences

My new car is quite similar to my old one, except it has a bit more space in the back.

So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein. Backed by towering hills,[…]a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.

Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.

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