Categories: Comparisons
An example of a metaphor used by a scientist:
"We might say that the principle of the conservation of energy, having previously swallowed up that of the conservation of heat, now proceeded to swallow that of the conservation of mass – and hold the field alone."
Albert Einstein
Einstein, A. (1946/1994) E = mc2. In Ideas and Opinions, New York: The Modern Library.
[Please be aware that a word may have different nuances, or even a different meaning, according to context.]« Back to Index
