COMPARABLE WITH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does comparable with mean? 

• COMPARABLE WITH (adjective)
  The adjective COMPARABLE WITH has 1 sense:

1. similar in some respect and so able to be compared in order to show differences and similarities

  Familiarity information: COMPARABLE WITH used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMPARABLE WITH (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Similar in some respect and so able to be compared in order to show differences and similarities

Context example:

cars comparable with each other in terms of fuel consumption

Similar:

comparable (able to be compared or worthy of comparison)

 Context examples 

The temperature change achieved is comparable with those exploited commercially in HFCs and HCs.

(Green material for refrigeration identified, University of Cambridge)

In testing that included more than 1,200 children, researchers found that up to 15 percent of them had levels of cotinine, a byproduct of the body's breakdown of nicotine, comparable with what would be found in an adult smoker.

(Infants, Toddlers at More Risk from Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke than Thought, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)