similar

English

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Mathematics: Figures shown in the same color are similar

Etymology

From French similaire, from Medieval Latin *similaris, extended from Latin similis (“like”); akin to simul (“together”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsɪmələ/, SAMPA: /"sIm@l@/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈsɪməlɚ/, SAMPA: /"sIm@l@`/

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Adjective

similar (comparative more similar, superlative most similar)

1. Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
2. (mathematics) Of geometrical figures including triangles, squares, ellipses, arcs and more complex figures, having the same shape but possibly different size, rotational orientation, and position; in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional; such that one can be had from the other using a sequence of operations of rotation, translation and scaling.

Synonyms

• (with common characteristics): akin, alike, comparable, identical, same, twin

Antonyms

• (alike): different, unlike

Related terms

• similarity
• similarly
• similarness
• simulate
• simile

Translations

Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable

Arabic: مماثل (ar) (momáθil) Armenian: նման (hy) (nman) Bulgarian: подобен (bg) (podoben) Catalan: similar (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 類似 (zh), 类似 (zh) (lèisì) Croatian: slȉčan (hr) Czech: podobný (cs) m. Dutch: gelijkend (nl) Esperanto: simila (eo) Finnish: samanlainen (fi) French: similaire (fr) German: ähnlich (de) Greek: παρόμοιος (el) (parómoios) Hungarian: hasonló (hu) Ido: simila (io)

Indonesian: serupa (id) Italian: simile (it) Japanese: 似ている (ja) (nite iru) Korean: 비슷한 (ko) (biseuthan) Luxembourgish: ähnlech (lb) Polish: podobny (pl) m. Portuguese: parecido (pt), semelhante (pt), similar (pt) Romanian: similar (ro), asemănător (ro) Russian: подобный (ru) (podóbnyj), похожий (ru) (poxóžij) Scottish Gaelic: coltach (gd) Slovene: please add this translation if you can Spanish: similar (es) Swahili: lingana (sw) Swedish: lik (sv), liknande (sv) Turkish: benzer (tr)

of geometric figures, having the same shape

Armenian: նման (hy) (nman) Croatian: sùkladan (hr) Czech: podobný (cs) Icelandic: einslaga (is) m., einslagaður (is) m., einshyrndur (is) m.

Russian: подобный (ru) (podóbnyj) Spanish: semejante (es) Swahili: lingana (sw)

Noun

similar (plural similars)

1. (homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease

External links

• similar in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• similar in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Catalan

Adjective

similar m. and f. (plural similars)

1. similar

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Spanish

Adjective

similar m. and f. (plural similares)

1. similar

Synonyms

• parecido
• semejante
• símil

Antonyms

• desemejante
• desigual
• diferente
• disímil
• dispar
• disparejo
• diverso

Related terms

• similitud