'Similar rectilineal figures' definitions:

Definition of 'Similar rectilineal figures'

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  • Similar \Sim"i*lar\, a. [F. similaire, fr. L. similis like, similar. See Same, a., and cf. Simulate.]
  • 1. Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Nearly corresponding; resembling in many respects; somewhat like; having a general likeness. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Homogenous; uniform. [R.] --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
  • Similar figures (Geom.), figures which differ from each other only in magnitude, being made up of the same number of like parts similarly situated.
  • Similar rectilineal figures, such as have their several angles respectively equal, each to each, and their sides about the equal angles proportional.
  • Similar solids, such as are contained by the same number of similar planes, similarly situated, and having like inclination to one another. [1913 Webster]