Categories: Comparisons
An example of simile in popular science writing:
"As the nuclei became heavier, the [relativistic] effects became more pronounced. By the time the model reached oganesson, the supposed electron shells are more like electron soup."
Kit Chapman
Chapman, K. (2019). Superheavy. Making and breaking the periodic table. Bloomsbury Sigma.
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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.
