simblot (simblot)

[F. simblot, also sin gliots, n. pl.; IMG:content-1084.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-1085.jpg:[blocks in formation] ult. E. simile, similitude , simulate , simultaneous , semble1, semble2, a emble, di emble, resemble , semblance, semblant, a imilate , di imilar , dis- simulation , etc.] I. a. 1. Having character is- tics in common; like in form, appearance, size, qualities, relations, etc.; having a more or le marked resemblance to each other or one another; in' some respects identical; bearing a resemblance, as to something im- plied or specified: as, the general features of the two landscapes are similar ; the plans are similar. My present concern is with the commandment to love our neighbour, which is a duty second and similar to that of the love of God. Water land, Works, IX. ii. A captious question, sir (and yours is one), Deserves an answer similar , or none. E. W. Lane, Modern Egyptians, I. 236. 2t. Homogeneous; of like structure or charac- ter throughout. Minerals appearing to the eye either to be perfectly similar , as metals; or at least to consist but of two or three distinct ingredients, as cinnabar. Boyle, Works, I. 206. simile (sim'i-lē), n. [Formerly also similie , simily ; = Sp. simil = Pg. simile , a simile, = It. simile, a like, fellow, simile , a like thing, neut. of similis (> It. simile = Sp. simil ), like: see similar . Cf. facsimile.] In rhet ., the com- paring or likening of two things having some strong point or points of resemblance, both of which are mentioned and the comparison di- rectly stated; a poetic or imaginative compari- son; also, the verbal expre ion or embodiment of such a comparison. Tra. O, sir, Lucentio slipp'd me like his greyhound, Which runs himself and catches for his master. Pet . A good swift simile , but something currish. Similies are like Songs in Love: They much describe; they nothing prove. IMG:content-1086.jpg:[graphic] 3. [Τr. Gr. ὅμοιος.] In geom., of the same shape: said of two figures which have all their cor- responding angles equal, whence it will follow, Isa. lxiv. 6; for ordinary Euclidean space, that all their cor- responding lengths will be proportional, that their corresponding areas will be in the dupli- "There are a sort of men whose visages Do cream and mantle, like a standing pool" ( Shak ., M. of V., i. 1. 89). of their lengths. In the non-Euclidean systems of geometry these consequences are falsified, so that there are no similar figures. Similar solid figures are such as have their solid angles equal, each to each, and are contained by the same num- ber of similar planes. Euclid's Elements , Bk. xi. def. xi. 4. In biol ., alike in some respects; identical to some extent. Specifically-( a ) Having the like struc- ture; of common origin; homologous (which see). (b) Having the like function or use, though of unlike origin; analogous (which see). These two senses are respectively the morphological and the physiological application of the word to parts or organs of animals and plants. arcs. See arcl .-Similar curves or curvilinear fig- ures, those within which similar rectilinear figures can in every case be inscribed. - Similar foci. See focus , 3. - Similar functions. See function . - Similar pencils, polygons, ranges, sheafs, those whose elements corre- spond so that corresponding distances are proportional.- Similar quantities. See quantity . II. n. That which is similar; that which re- sembles something else in form, appearance, quality, etc.; in the plural, things resembling one another. some psychologists, who forget that without it similarity would have no po ible meaning. When we say that to- day's idea is like yesterday's, we can only mean that a sense of affinity connects them. The kind of a ociation is the e ential condition of generalization. (b) The homeo- pathic principle of administering drugs. See similia . similarity (sim-i-lar'i-ti), n. [= F. similarite = Sp. similar i dad ; as similar +-ity.] 1. The quality or condition of being similar; likene ; perfect, partial, or general resemblance. Similarity was defined as the coin tension of two con- natural relations between states of consciousne which are themselves like in kind but commonly unlike in de- gree. H. Spencer , Prin. of Psychol., § 371. Similarity , in compounds, is partial identity. W. James, Prin. of Psychol., I. 579. 2. A point or respect in which things are simi- lar. It is plain that in finding out the similarities of things J. Sully, Outlines of Psychol., p. 336. we analyse. Center of similarity. See center1 . =Syn. Analogy, cor- respondence, parity, parallelism. similarly (sim'i-lär-li), adv . In a similar or like manner; with resemblance in certain re- spects. As similarly constituted beings, men have certain rights in common. H. Spencer , Prin. of Sociol., § 534. extended simile , with the first object the simile carefully left unmentioned. A parable is a story that is or might be true, and is used generally to teach some moral or re- ligious truth: as, the three parables of God's great love for the sinner in Luke xv. So crates's story of the sailors who chose their steersman by lot, as suggesting the folly of a similar course in choosing the helmsman of the state, is a fine example of the parable of civil life. A fable differs from a parable in being improbable or impo ible as fact, as in making trees choose a king, beasts talk, or frogs pray to Jupiter; it generally is short, and points a homely moral. See the definitions of apologue and trope . simile (sim'i-le), adv . [It., simile , similis , like: see similar , simile , n.] In music, in the same manner; similarly. Compare sempre . simile-mark (sim'i-le-märk), n . In musical nota- tion , an abbreviation-mark signifying that the contents of the last measure that was written out are to be repeated: as, See abbreviation , 4. similia (si-mil'i-a), n . pl . [NL. neut. pl. of L. similis , like: see similar .] Things which are similar or alike; like things; similars. - Similia similibus curantur, or 'like cures like,' 'like things are cured by like things, the homeopathic formula, meaning that medicines cure those diseases whose symptoms are like the effects of the medicines on the healthy organism. Thus, belladonna dilates the pupil of the eye; it is there- fore remedial of diseases of which dilatation of the pupil is pathognomonic. The similitude of superstition to religion makes it the more deformed. Bacon , Superstition. What similitude this dream hath with the truth accom- T. Shepard , Clear Sunshine of the Gospel, p. 15. similaryt (sim'i-lā-ri), a. [ similar is , plished you may easily see. like: see similar .] Similar; like. [Rare.] The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary similitude 5637 Simon i an ism gory. A similitude is a likene e when twoo thynges or mo then twoo are so compared and resembled together that the i both in some one proper tie seme like. Wilson , Rhetorike. As well to a good maker and Poet as to an excellent perswader in prose, the figure of Similitude is very nece ary, by which we not onely bewtifie our tale, but also very much inforce & in large it. Putten ham, Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 201. He has [therefore] with great addre interspersed several Speeches, Reflections, Similitudes, and the like Reliefs, to divers i fie his Narration. Add is on , Spectator, No. 333. 3. That which bears likene or resemblance; an image; a counterpart or facsimile. He knew nat Catoun--for his wit was rude, That bad man sholde wedde his simylitude . Chaucer , Miller's Tale, 1. 42. That we are the breath and similitude of God, it is indisputable, and upon record of Holy Scripture. Sir T. Browne, Religio Medici, i. 34. The appearance there of the very similitude of a green country gawky raised a shout of laughter at his expense. Pop . Sci . Mo. , ΧΠΙ. 488. 4. In geom., the relation of similar figures to one another. - Axis of similitude of three circles. See axis1.- Center of similitude. See center1. - Circle of similitude, a circle from any point on the circumference of which two given circles look equally large. -External and internal centers of similitude for two circles, the intersections of their common tangent tude. See principle. - Ratio of similitude. See ratio. Similitude clause or act. See clause.