Categories: Comparisons
An example of a simile used to help explain a scientific concept:
"I…refer to energy as having different manifestations or aspects, like the god Vishnu."
Posted on the PTNC [Physics Teaching Notes & Comments] email list by Kit Gallagher
Read about examples of science similes
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.
