close similarity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcloseandsimilarity
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close
adjective
uk/kləʊs/us/kloʊs/
having direct family connections or shared beliefs, support, ...
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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 ofcloseandsimilarityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofclose similarity
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Note theclosesimilaritybetween the two cases (dotted and solid lines).
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The reason for using object-oriented programming languages to implement multi-agent systems is thought to be theclosesimilaritybetween objects and agents.
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In most instances, there was aclosesimilarityin the pattern of germination success between 1993 and 1994.
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Of the studies that made comparisons with other healthcare interventions, 80% did so without demonstrating aclosesimilarityin study methods and settings.
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For example, the relation between cognates is usually indicated by aclosesimilarityin spelling.
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As we know from monozygotic twins, autonomy is unaffected byclosesimilarityof bodily form and matching genome.
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Moreover, the comparison of the upper bound with the experimental values of turbulent momentum transport shows a ratherclosesimilarity.
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Still, aclosesimilaritycan be found in all respects, for which a comparison between the extremalizing vector field and the observed turbulent flow is possible.
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In that respect there is an extraordinarilyclosesimilaritybetween fishing and agriculture.
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There is aclosesimilaritybetween the recommendations in both reports and arrangements are already in hand to implement them.
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Despite the apparent uniformity of motorways, suchclosesimilaritywould be almost impossible to find.
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Some of the ideas which we are considering bear aclosesimilarityto the two amendments of my noble friend.
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There has always been aclosesimilaritybetween the two kinds of men.
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But a good beginning has been made and aclosesimilarityof view has been established.
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I clearly demonstrated theclosesimilaritybetween the two.
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Quite different circumstances can arise when there is aclosesimilarityin age between the person who is under 18 and the person who is over 18.
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In this, it has aclosesimilarityto contemporary fantasy.
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