comparison

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /kəmˈpɛrɪsən/ or /kəmˈpærɪsən/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kəmˈpærɪsən/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular comparison

Plural comparisons

1. (countable & uncountable) When someone makes a comparison between two things, the person thinks about how the two things are the same and how they are different, which one is bigger etc.

   I need to make some comparisons between different houses before I make a decision about which house to buy.

   A careful comparison will show that this cup has a little more water than the other cup.

• 
  Two pictures almost the same, close together so that people can make a comparison
• 
  A comparison between the Earth and Jupiter shows that Jupiter is much bigger.

Related words

• compare