Categories: Comparisons
An example of simile in public science discourse:
"You can think of mitochondria as tiny batteries, that live inside our cells and provide them with energy."
Dr Michael Mosley on an episode ('Stay Fit') of BBC's 'Stay Young'
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.
