similar

Definitions

1. adjective

   Almost the same as another person or thing.

   Examples

   • My new car is similar to my old one.
   • The two sisters have similar voices.
2. adjective

   In math, having the same shape but not always the same size.

   Examples

   • The two triangles are similar, with sides in a 2:3 ratio.
   • Similar shapes look alike but may differ in size.
3. noun

   Something that is like something else, in old-fashioned use.

   Examples

   • The painting and its similar hung side by side.
   • Find the similar among these four shapes.
4. noun

   In some medicine, a substance that causes signs like the illness it treats.

   Examples

   • Some doctors use a similar to treat the illness.
   • The remedy was chosen as a similar to the patient's symptoms.
5. adjective

   In math, describing two square matrices that are linked by a certain change.

   Examples

   • The two matrices are similar because they share the same eigenvalues.
   • The student showed that the matrices were similar.