Comparison
11comparison — com|pa|ri|son W2S3 [kəmˈpærısən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(comparing)¦ 2¦(judgment)¦ 3¦(be like something)¦ 4 there s no comparison 5¦(grammar)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(COMPARING)¦[U] the process of comparing two or more people or things →↑compare, comparative ↑ …
12comparison — com|par|i|son [ kəm perısən ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the process of considering how things or people are different and how they are similar: make/draw a comparison: It is very difficult to make comparisons across schools. comparison… …
13comparison — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ favourable/favorable, unfavourable/unfavorable ▪ fair, unfair ▪ broad, crude (esp. BrE), simple ▪ …
14comparison — noun 1 COMPARING (U) the process of comparing two people or things (+ with): Comparison with the director s earlier movies seems inevitable. | by comparison (=compared to someone or something else): After months of being in a tropical climate,… …
15comparison */*/*/ — UK [kəmˈpærɪs(ə)n] / US [kəmˈperɪsən] noun Word forms comparison : singular comparison plural comparisons 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the process of considering how things or people are similar and how they are different make/draw a comparison …
16comparison — [[t]kəmpæ̱rɪsən[/t]] ♦♦♦ comparisons 1) N VAR: oft N of/between pl n When you make a comparison, you consider two or more things and discover the differences between them. ...a comparison of the British and German economies... Its recommendations …
17Comparison — For comparisons within Wikipedia, see Category:Comparisons. Contents 1 Computer science 2 Language 3 Mathemat …
18Comparison — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Comparison >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 comparison comparison collation contrast Sgm: N 1 identification identification Sgm: N 1 comparative estimate comparative estimate relative estimate GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 simile …
19comparison — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Representation as similar Nouns 1. comparison, matching, examining side by side, holding up to comparison; cross check, verification; analogy, parallel; contrast, opposition; relation. 2. comparability,… …
20comparison*/*/ — [kəmˈpærɪs(ə)n] noun [C/U] the process of considering the ways in which people or things are similar or different It is very difficult to make comparisons with other schools.[/ex] We cannot make a comparison between the two languages.[/ex] There… …
