Definition that contains compared
- than A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, otherwise, and the like. It is usually followed by the object compared in the nominative case. Sometimes, however, the object compared is placed in the objective case, and than is then considered by some grammarians as a preposition. Sometimes the object is expressed in a sentence, usually introduced by that.
- control a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
- contrast the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
- contrast to show differences when compared; be different
- gauge accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
- scarce deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- lightweight weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use
- comparable able to be compared or worthy of comparison
- baseline an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared
- incomparable such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared