similar: Meaning and Definition of

sim•i•lar

Pronunciation: (sim'u-lur), [key]
— adj.
  1. having a likeness or resemblance, esp. in a general way: two similar houses.
  2. (of figures) having the same shape; having corresponding sides proportional and corresponding angles equal: similar triangles.
  3. (of two square matrices) related by means of a similarity transformation.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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