Similar
Similar 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.
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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.] --Boyle.
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{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. [1913 Webster]
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