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SIMILAR FIGURES

\sˈɪmɪlə fˈɪɡəz], \sˈɪmɪlə fˈɪɡəz], \s_ˈɪ_m_ɪ_l_ə f_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə_z]\

Definitions of SIMILAR FIGURES

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Math.) Alike in form but different in magnitude; thus two plane rectilineal figures are similar when their angles are equal, each to each, and when the sides about equal angles are proportional.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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