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(comparatives) 1. You use comparative to show that you are judging something against a previous or different situation. For example, comparative calm is a situation which is calmer than before or calmer than the situation in other places. ...those who manage to reach the comparative safety of Fendel... The task was accomplished with comparative ease. = relative ADJ: ADJ n • comparatively ...a comparatively small nation. ...children who find it comparatively easy to make and keep friends. ADV: ADV adj/adv 2. A comparative study is a study that involves the comparison of two or more things of the same kind. ...a comparative study of the dietary practices of people from various regions of India. ...a professor of English and comparative literature. ADJ: ADJ n 3. In grammar, the comparative form of an adjective or adverb shows that something has more of a quality than something else has. For example, ‘bigger’ is the comparative form of ‘big’, and ‘more quickly’ is the comparative form of ‘quickly’. Compare superlative. ADJ: ADJ n • Comparative is also a noun. The comparative of ‘pretty’ is ‘prettier’. N-COUNT: oft the N
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I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or constituting the degree of comparison in a language that denotes increase in the quality, quantity, or relation expressed by an adjective or adverb 2. considered as if in comparison to something else as a standard not quite attained ; relative a ~ stranger 3. characterized by systematic comparison especially of likenesses and dissimilarities ~ anatomy • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. noun Date: 15th century 1. a. one that compares with another especially on equal footing ; rival b. one that makes witty or mocking comparisons 2. the ~ degree or form in a language ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 perceptible by comparison; relative (in comparative comfort). 2 estimated by comparison (the comparative merits of the two ideas). 3 of or involving comparison (esp. of sciences etc.). 4 Gram. (of an adjective or adverb) expressing a higher degree of a quality, but not the highest possible (e.g. braver, more fiercely) (cf. POSITIVE, SUPERLATIVE). --n. Gram. 1 the comparative expression or form of an adjective or adverb. 2 a word in the comparative. Derivatives comparatively adv. Etymology: ME f. L comparativus (as COMPARE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) сравнительный 2) относительный - comparative analysis - comparative appraisal - comparative approach - comparative assay - comparative assessment - comparative check - comparative confirmation - comparative data - comparative estimation - comparative experiment - comparative informativeness - comparative interpolation - comparative judgment - comparative measure - comparative method - comparative probability - comparative projectability - comparative sensitivity - comparative similarity - comparative statistics - comparative survey - comparative test - comparative trials ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. сравнительная степень 2. сравнительный comparative method of investigation —- сравнительный метод исследования linguistics —- сравнительно-историческое языкознание comparative grammar of Indo-European Languages —- сравнительная грамматика индоевропейских языков comparative anatomy —- сравнительная анатомия 3. относительный to live in comparative comfort —- жить в относительном комфорте with comparative ease —- с относительной легкостью; довольно легко 4. грам. сравнительный comparative degree —- сравнительная степень (имени прилагательного или наречия) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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anatomy сравнительная анатомия COMPARATIVE 1. adj. 1) сравнительный the comparative method - сравнительный метод - comparative anatomy 2) сравнительный; относительный 3) gram. сравнительный 2. noun gram. сравнительная степень ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 adj 1 comparative comfort/freedom/wealth etc comfort, freedom etc that is fairly satisfactory when compared to another state of comfort etc (After a lifetime of poverty, his last few years were spent in comparative comfort.) 2 comparative beginner/newcomer/genius etc someone who is not really a beginner etc, but who seems to be one when compared to other people (After living here five years, we're still considered comparative newcomers.) 3 comparative study/analysis/literature etc a study etc that involves comparing something to something else (a comparative study of different sociological groups) 4 the comparative form of an adj or adv shows an increase in size, degree etc when it is considered in relation to something else. For example, `bigger' is the comparative form of `big,' and `more comfortable' is the comparative form of `comfortable.' ~2 n the comparative the form of an adj or adv that shows an increase in size, degree etc when something is considered in relation to something else. For example, `bigger' is the comparative of `big,' and `more comfortable' is the comparative of `comfortable.' ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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