Noun:

ஒப்படைமை,

similarity's Usage Examples:

When the larvae are disturbed the similarity is produced with startling suddenness by the telescopic contraction of the anterior segments in such a manner as to suggest a triangular, pointed head with two large dorsal eyes.

Further, it is considered that too much weight has been assigned to the characters distinguishing monotremes from other mammals, foetal marsupials showing a monotreme type of coracoid, while it is probable that in the long run it will be found impossible to maintain the essential dissimilarity between the milk-glands of monotremes and other mammals.

The first of these systems is impracticable owing to the absence of algal reproductive organs and the similarity of the algal cells (gonidia) in a large number of different forms.

dissimilarity index (D ), use evenness as their measurement benchmark.

But since the general adoption of the theory of evolution, similarity of descent, that is of p/iylogeny, has come to form an essential part of this conception; in other words, in order that their homology may be established the parts compared must be proved to be homogenetic.

Her longtime friend was impossible to read, as usual, and she saw the similarity in features between him and Andre.

It has to be borne in mind that Linnaeus, plainly as he recognized the likeness of the higher simian and the human types, does not seem to have entertained the thought of accounting for this similarity by common descent.

The spores, which are set free by the rotting of the sporangial wall, germinate much as in the case of Selaginella, though the similarity may be a case of independent resemblance.

The three processes, as different applications of the principle of similarity, consisting of different combinations of premises, cause different degrees of cogency in their several conclusions.

criollo corn genome, whereas others showed no similarity to any GenBank sequence.

Synonyms:

alikeness, approach, correspondence, homology, sameness, approximation, uniformity, analogue, uniformness, isomorphism, homogeny, isomorphy, similar, homomorphy, similitude, likeness, homomorphism, parallel, analog, dissimilar, parallelism, sort,

Antonyms:

nonuniformity, unlikeness, dissimilar, dissimilitude, similar, dissimilarity, difference,