Categories: Comparisons
An example of a simile employed in popular science writing:
"To an outside observer, it appears as if the back hole is 'evaporating', slowly shrinking as it emits energy – this is what is referred to as 'Hawking radiation'."
Paul Sen (2022) Einstein's Fridge. The science of fire, ice and the universe. William Collins.
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Many examples of science similes are listed in 'Creative Comparisons: Making Science Familiar through Language. An illustrative catalogue of figurative comparisons and analogies for science concepts'. Free Download.
