Smaller. Smaller is the relative adjective (or sometimes adverb or noun) of small, indicating that referenced term it has more of the characteristic of smallness. I ordered the smaller of the two …

2011年5月22日 · Joking aside, only less than and greater than are uniformly understood as < and > relation respectively; the other words (e.g. smaller, lower) are often used colloquially to …

I am wondering about the correct use of lesser/smaller in the following phrase: This library has a smaller/lesser number of books than the National Library. I did find another thread on nearly …

2014年8月23日 · @WS2 In speech, very nearly always. In writing, much less so. I think what may be going on is that one just assumes that “June 1” is pronounced “June First”, or “4 July” as …

To some extent, it depends on the font you are using and how accessible its special features are. If you can do full typesetting, then you probably want to make the th part look different from the …

Interesting question. Here is my technical point of view. Remind yourself that length is a property, just as weight, temperature, price, size, volume, terminal resistance, magnetic permeability, etc.

(1) A millimeter is ten times smaller than a centimeter. (2) A millimeter is smaller than a centimeter by a factor of 10. (3) A millimeter is smaller than a centimeter by a factor of 0.1. (4) My car is …

2020年6月25日 · The comparative is formed by adding "-er" to one syllable adjectives and by qualifying adjectives of two or more syllables with more or less: It is small - it is smaller; He is …

2016年7月15日 · M-W: to make (something) seem smaller or less important. dictionary.com: to treat or speak of (something) so as to reduce emphasis on its importance, value, strength, …

2012年5月21日 · In regard to the phrase "increasingly smaller": Please be aware this clumsy, irritating usage is called a "contradiction in terms." Applying the adverb "increasingly" to the …