OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 1668

comparative

/kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪv/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
comparativo
Of or relating to comparison.
He gave us a comparative example to illustrate how the human mind works.
that kind of animals that have the comparative faculty, by which they compare things together, deliberate and resolve.
comparativo
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
A comparative study between Homo Sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis.
comparative anatomy
comparativo
Approximated by comparison; relative.
The Olympics, the weather and a comparative lack of heavyweight clashes so far this season have been cited as reasons for the drop in viewers.
The recurrence of comparative warmth and cold.