Some articles on similar:
... The latter are made up of similar neuronal elements, have similar afferents from the dorsal striatum and have a similar synaptology neither receives cortical ...
... substitutions (that is, the substitution of amino acids whose side chains have similar biochemical properties) in a particular region of the sequence, suggest that this ... Although DNA and RNA nucleotide bases are more similar to each other than are amino acids, the conservation of base pairs can indicate a similar functional or structural role ...
... The mines warhead and fuze are similar to the VS-HCT2 with similar performance characteristics ... Physically the mine is somewhat similar to the French ADWAT and MI AC PR series of mines ...
... They were basically internal Fiat development codes, used as model names in a fashion similar to Fiat-branded vehicles of that era ... As usual, it was priced higher than similar Fiat models, notably the first front-wheel drive Fiat per se, the Fiat 128, and did not much find much favour ... A modern, front-wheel drive supermini it was in many ways similar to the Innocenti Mini, which gained substantial popularity in Italy, following on from the popularity of the original Mini ...
... There are various other similar head deformities such as Brachycephaly, Scaphocephaly and Dolichocephaly ... Another, similar condition called craniosynostosis occurs when bones in the skull fuse together too soon ...
More definitions of "similar":
- (adj): Marked by correspondence or resemblance.
Example: "Similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"
- (adj): Resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination.
Synonyms: like
- (adj): Capable of replacing or changing places with something else.
Synonyms: exchangeable, interchangeable, standardized, standardised
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