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• comparison — com|par|i|son [ kəm perısən ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the process of considering how things or people are different and how they are similar: make/draw a comparison: It is very difficult to make comparisons across schools. comparison… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• comparison */*/*/ — UK [kəmˈpærɪs(ə)n] / US [kəmˈperɪsən] noun Word forms comparison : singular comparison plural comparisons 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the process of considering how things or people are similar and how they are different make/draw a comparison …   English dictionary

• Comparison of server-side JavaScript solutions — This is a list of Server side JavaScript solutions. Contents 1 Server side JavaScript use 2 See also 3 External links 4 References …   Wikipedia

• Comparison of accounting software — The following comparison of accounting software documents the various features and differences between different professional accounting software and personal finance packages. Contents 1 Free and open source software 2 Proprietary software 3… …   Wikipedia

• comparison — com|pa|ri|son W2S3 [kəmˈpærısən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(comparing)¦ 2¦(judgment)¦ 3¦(be like something)¦ 4 there s no comparison 5¦(grammar)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(COMPARING)¦[U] the process of comparing two or more people or things →↑compare, comparative ↑ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• comparison — noun 1 COMPARING (U) the process of comparing two people or things (+ with): Comparison with the director s earlier movies seems inevitable. | by comparison (=compared to someone or something else): After months of being in a tropical climate,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• comparison — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ favourable/favorable, unfavourable/unfavorable ▪ fair, unfair ▪ broad, crude (esp. BrE), simple ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• stand — [[t]stæ̱nd[/t]] ♦ stands, standing, stood 1) VERB When you are standing, your body is upright, your legs are straight, and your weight is supported by your feet. [V prep] She was standing beside my bed staring down at me... [V adj] They told me… …   English dictionary

• comparison — n. 1 the act or an instance of comparing. 2 a simile or semantic illustration. 3 capacity for being likened; similarity (there s no comparison). 4 (in full degrees of comparison) Gram. the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of… …   Useful english dictionary

• Comparison microscope — A B Two identical microscopes C C Specimens to compare D Comparison eyepiece (optical bridge) A comparison microscope is a device used to analyze side by side specimens. It consists of two microscopes connected by an optical bridge, which results …   Wikipedia