COMPARABLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Able to be compared or worthy of comparison

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

comparable with (similar in some respect and so able to be compared in order to show differences and similarities)

comparable to (worthy of comparison; as good as)

Also:

equal (having the same quantity, value, or measure as another)

parallel (being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting)

Antonym:

incomparable (such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared)

Derivation:

comparability (qualities that are comparable)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Conforming in every respect

Example:

the like period of the preceding year

Synonyms:

comparable; corresponding; like

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

same (closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree)

Credits

Context examples:

Pasireotide activates a broad spectrum of somatostatin receptors, exhibiting a much higher binding affinity for somatostatin receptors 1, 3, and 5 than octreotide in vitro, as well as a comparable binding affinity for somatostatin receptor 2.

(Pasireotide, NCI Thesaurus)

These variants possess properties comparable to the desired product and are not considered impurities.

(Pharmaceutical Product-related Substance, NCI Thesaurus)

With current therapy, the course is comparable to patients with other subtypes of classical Hodgkin lymphoma.

(Lymphocyte Depleted Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

There are indications that an immature granulocyte count is a better measure of infection and sepsis than a total white blood cell count and comparable to absolute neutrophil count.

(Immature Granulocyte, NCI Thesaurus)

Glisolamide is comparable to glyburide and gliquidone in controlling blood glucose levels.

(Glisolamide, NCI Thesaurus)

The quality or state of being similar or comparable in kind or nature or of being uniform throughout in composition or structure.

(Homogeneity, NCI Thesaurus)

Instead of octopamine, mammals produce a comparable chemical called noradrenaline, which has been shown to control movement.

(Gut bacteria may control movement, National Institutes of Health)

IL-1β protein concentrations were significantly increased in the footpads of regular-fed mutant mice, whereas levels in those fed a high-fat diet were comparable to healthy controls.

(Diet Affects Autoinflammatory Disease Via Gut Microbes, NIH)

The scientists report the candidate moon is unusually large – potentially comparable to Neptune.

(Astronomers Find First Evidence of Possible Moon Outside Our Solar System, NASA)

This star is quiet and very close to us, and therefore much brighter than the host stars of comparable systems.