01 a. Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like.
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1.
Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like.
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2.
Nearly corresponding; resembling in many respects; somewhat like; having a general likeness.
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3.
Homogenous; uniform.[R.]
Phrases & compounds
Similar figures —
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.