comparablecom‧pa‧ra‧ble /ˈkɒmpərəbəl $ ˈkɑːm-/ ●○○ adjective 
A car of comparable size would cost far more abroad.comparable figures/data/results comparable figures for the same period of time last yearcomparable with/to Pluto is comparable in size to the Moon.2being equally important, good, bad etc OPP incomparable: These two artists just aren’t comparable.comparable with/to His poetry is hardly comparable with Shakespeare’s.—comparability /ˌkɒmpərəˈbɪləti $ ˌkɑːm-/ noun [uncountable]
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Climatic conditions in the two countries are roughly comparable.
- Here are prices of three comparable homes that have sold in your neighborhood.
- The planet Pluto is comparable in size to our Moon.
- The size of a dolphin's brain is comparable to a human's.
- Baldwin had no comparable speed, no comparable rational processes.
- Because of changes in coverage, comparable figures are not available for 1981.
- Ford faced no comparable outlays in the latest quarter.
- Liverpool is one of four areas where comparable studies are being launched.
- Quality of care was also higher in Arizona than in a comparable traditional program.
- Some analysts had expected Waldenbooks comparable sales to fall.
- The comparable figure for white households was 45 percent, and for non-immigrant black households, 39 percent.
Longman Language Activatorlike something or someone else
similar to something or someone: · The houses here are like the ones in northern France.· My mother has a car like yours.look/feel/sound/smell/taste like: · She laughed like a child and played with her hair.· This is such beautiful material - it feels like silk.· It looks a bit like a cactus.something like (=fairly similar): · This superb almost-flourless chocolate cake is something like a brownie for grownups.nothing like (=not at all similar): · Life at college was nothing like I expected.
if one thing is similar to another, or if two or more things are similar , they are like each other: · I know how you feel, because I have a similar problem.· It's bigger than Jim's room, but it's very similar.· When you look at these two carpets, you can see that the patterns are very similar.similar to: · Do you have anything similar to this material but cheaper?· The Marines also experimented with fast-attack vehicles, similar to dune buggies.
if two or more things or people are alike , they are very similar in some way: · You lawyers are all alike. You just talk a lot, tell a few lies, and send the bill.· I think my mother and I are very much alike in some ways.· As the personal computer market matured, computer makers have realized that not all PC buyers are alike.look/think/sound etc alike: · The album is boring - all of their songs sound alike.
very similar: · Soldiers are much the same throughout the world.much the same as: · Bodie looks much the same as the day the mines closed down.much the same....as/that: · The glass is still made in much the same way as it was 100 years ago.· The warranty would cover the electric car's battery pack in much the same way that gasoline engines are protected.look/feel/smell/taste much the same: · All these wines taste much the same.
to be similar in appearance or character: · Geraldine resembled her mother in every way.· Addis Ababa soon resembled an armed camp.closely resemble: · We have produced a cloth made of pineapple fibre, closely resembling cotton but stronger.bear a strong/close/striking resemblance to: · She's seventy-six, short, round and fair, and bears a strong resemblance to my own grandmother.bear some/little/no resemblance to: · The London of the new millennium bears little resemblance to the London of my youth.
similar in size, number, quality etc so that a comparison is possible: · Climatic conditions in the two countries are roughly comparable.comparable with/to: · The size of a dolphin's brain is comparable to a human's.comparable in size/importance etc: · The planet Pluto is comparable in size to our Moon.
if something is akin to something else, it is very similar to it in character - used especially in literature: · It's a language closely akin to Arabic, and most Syrians would understand it.· It was with a feeling akin to despair that I realized the car was not going to start.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY A car of comparable size would cost far more abroad. comparable figures for the same period of time last year Pluto is comparable in size to the Moon.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES We reached broadly similar conclusions. two rocks of roughly equal sizeCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
A car of comparable size would cost far more abroad. comparable figures for the same period of time last year Pluto is comparable in size to the Moon. We reached broadly similar conclusions. two rocks of roughly equal size· The speed of decision making of some tribunals is broadly comparable with that of magistrates' courts and the county courts.
· This figure is directly comparable with those reported from other parts of Britain.· The explanations, being of differing character, are not directly comparable.· The scar tissue with which animals seal their wounds is not directly comparable to the callus tissue of plants.· In consequence the definitions used in table 3.3 are not directly comparable with their procedures.· Hence, different experiments may not be directly comparable, and there may similarly be difficulties of comparison between experiment and theory.· No group was directly comparable in 1961; but by 1976 the Thomson group was strong in all sectors.· They're directly comparable with personal laser printer speeds, while offering far more versatility in what can be printed.
· Despite the different clock speeds, all three offer roughly comparable performance when used to upgrade a 486 system.
· But the theories are not strictly comparable, and their strengths and weaknesses are not necessarily obvious.· Thirdly, even within a particular denomination, the official figures may not be strictly comparable over time.· The data which they provide are thus not strictly comparable.
NOUN· Difficulties of finding comparable data prevent detailed comparison of press contents from year to year.· So far as other sectors are concerned, there are no comparable data.
· The comparable figure for white households was 45 percent, and for non-immigrant black households, 39 percent.· Because of changes in coverage, comparable figures are not available for 1981.· The comparable figure, it said, for optical fibres was nearly £2000.· The closest comparable figure for Wirral is the annual prevalence rate for the 16-34-year-old age group: 12 per 1,000.· The comparable figure for expenditure in 1979-80 was £2.4 million.· The comparable figure in 1979 was 2,750.· The comparable figure for September 1988 was 397,000.· The comparable figures for research connected with defence, space and civil aviation were £1343 million, £52 million and £69 million.
· Because of changes in coverage, comparable figures are not available for 1981.· The comparable figures for research connected with defence, space and civil aviation were £1343 million, £52 million and £69 million.· The comparable figures for 1989 were 33 percent of conifers and 20 percent of broadleaved trees.· The comparable figures for Mr Bauman are £1m and £754,000.
· Are judged by informed observers to be substantially better than comparable groups. 5.
· In real terms, industrial production in every sector was 86.5 percent of the comparable period in 1991.· Sales for the period to 30 June were slightly higher at £5.2m against £5.08m in the comparable period.· House sales over the six months went up from 357 units for the previous comparable period to 409.· One can compare the composition of the suspect piece with the range of composition of genuine pieces of comparable period.
· In the same study a small group of six carcinomas of the stomach showed comparable results.· And year two delivered comparable results.
· However, it is possible to produce lexicons of comparable size that relate words to a much smaller number of roots.· For instance, most birds considerably outlive mammals of comparable size.· So much is this the case that the best emeralds exceed diamonds of comparable size in value.
· Liverpool is one of four areas where comparable studies are being launched.· The gain in hearing for each treatment group at six and 12 months was similar to that shown in other comparable studies.· There are no other comparable studies in the prevention of secondary osteoporosis.
WORD FAMILYnouncomparisoncomparabilitythe comparativeadjectivecomparable ≠ incomparablecomparativeadverbcomparativelycomparablyverbcompare
1similar to something else in size, number, quality etc, so that you can make a comparison: A car of comparable size would cost far more abroad.comparable figures/data/results comparable figures for the same period of time last yearcomparable with/to Pluto is comparable in size to the Moon.2being equally important, good, bad etc OPP incomparable: These two artists just aren’t comparable.comparable with/to His poetry is hardly comparable with Shakespeare’s.—comparability /ˌkɒmpərəˈbɪləti $ ˌkɑːm-/ noun [uncountable]