comparable vs comparative
comparable
Definitions
adjective
- able to be compared or worthy of comparison
- conforming in every respect
Examples
This indicates a level of plasma membrane invagination comparable with mammalian skeletal muscle.
Browning is said to have written back that he used it to mean a piece of headgear for nuns, comparable to the cowls for monks he put in the same line.
The planet Pluto is comparable in size to the moon.
comparative
Definitions
adjective
- relating to or based on or involving comparison
- estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
noun
- the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
Examples
She is simply bartering goodies in return for comparative quietness.
The biggest qualm I have with fair trade is its basic ignorance of comparative advantage.
Immunoproteomics, a powerful tool for studying antigens at the proteomic level, allowed a comparative investigation of the immunogenicity of capsulate and non-capsulate strains of L. garvieae for vaccine development.
