ETYM French comparaison, Latin comparatio. Related to Compare.
1. Examining resemblances or differences; SYN. comparing.
2. Qualities that are comparable; SYN. compare, equivalence, comparability.
3. Relation based on similarities and differences.

1. A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.
2. Direction equal to that of another line,
3. Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity.
4. A comparison made; elaborate demonstration of similarity or analogy
5. One of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth, parallel to the equator, marking the latitude; also, the corresponding line on a globe or map.
7. (Military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries.
8. (Typography) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin, from similis. Related to Similar.
A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as').
Literary device of comparing one thing with another, using like or as.