visual similarity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofvisualandsimilarity
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visual
adjective
uk/ˈvɪʒ.u.əl/us/ˈvɪʒ.u.əl/
relating ...
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similarity
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌsɪm.ɪˈlær.ə.ti/us/ˌsɪm.əˈler.ə.t̬i/
the fact that people or things look or are ...
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(Definition ofvisualandsimilarityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofvisual similarity
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In this manner,visualsimilaritywith real words was lost, but we could test graphemeto-phoneme correspondence if the syllable structure was kept constant.
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In both languages,visualsimilarityof letter shapes was positively associated with confusions.
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Awareness ofvisualsimilarityis tightly coupled to interpretation of structure and meaning.
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The interaction was second in strength only to the main effect ofvisualsimilarity.
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Research has shown that two factors have a major effect on the acquisition of letter knowledge, and specifically on letter confusability:visualsimilarityand adjacency.
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These findings support the generality ofvisualsimilarityand adjacency as underlying factors in letter learning across alphabets.
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These are letters that rank high on the interaction term involving phonological similarity andvisualsimilarityin one language but not the other.
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Even allowing the possibility of a common third source for the image, thevisualsimilarityinvited association with cinema.
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In fact,visualsimilaritywas the major factor in the confusion of letters.
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In addition, the effect ofvisualsimilarityand adjacency on letter confusability was analyzed to determine their possible interaction, as well as cross-linguistic external validity.
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Judging thevisualsimilarityof design artifacts and identifying styles therefore depends on context.
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As in other alphabets,visualsimilarityand adjacency increased letter confusability.
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To test the effects ofvisualsimilarityand adjacency on children's letter naming, 20 letters were selected.
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How doesvisualsimilaritywithin a category influence object recognition and representation?
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Iconicity is the degree ofvisualsimilaritybetween a character and its referent.
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When numbers or symbols are used, they generally have avisualsimilarityto the letter they replace.
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This manipulation of prime+target relation of nonword items allows one to determine whether any observed repetition effects for word targets comes from the sublexical level, such asvisualsimilarity.
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Six series were developed forvisualsimilarityand six for phonological similarity.
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Because of itsvisualsimilarity, bokator is often wrongly described as a variant of modern kickboxing.
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