Categories: Comparisons
An example of simile in public science discourse:
"…muscles cells, in the other hand, have a positive effect, when you exercise they soak up blood sugars like a sponge"
Dr Michael Mosley
Dr Michael Mosley was presenting an episode ('Stay strong') of BBC's Just One Thing – 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.
