Analogy doubts

[study_hard]

Originally Posted by mickgreen58

The only one I truely understand is the first one.

You put varnish on wood to make it shine
You put wax on linoleum (floor) to make it shine


Even though you clearly know how it is being used, looking up the word "Pitch" in the dictionary shows 53 different definitions for it....crazy!!!

This was the only one I got wrong. Can't we burnish a metal to make it shine?

[mystic87]

2. Pitch::sound
Color :: light

Pitch is a phemenon of Sound (it depends on the frequency of sound, or the highness/lowness of sound)

Colour is a phenomenon of Light (it depends on the frequence/wavelegth of light...think of the light spectrum with ROYGBIV if that helps)

1. Varnish::Wood (definitely a little tricky seeing there are two tempting choices)
a) ------
b) ------
c) wax :: linoleum
d) Burnish :: Metal
e) ------

Now it's hard to determine whether the first word is used as a Noun or a Verb. Since it's hard to distinguish wax and burnish in their verb form, let's look at the noun form. A varnish is applied to wood to give it an attrative appearance; just as wax is applied to linoleum to give it an attractive appearance. You can't say that a burnish is applied to metal to give it a lusterous appearance. Burnish by definition is the action of rubbing to make something shiny; the noun form of burnish meaning luster.

[pithy]

Originally Posted by study_hard

This was the only one I got wrong. Can't we burnish a metal to make it shine?

Yes, that's what burnish means: 1.to polish (a surface) by friction. You don't just put varnish on wood to make it shine, you put it on to protect the wood from scratches and waring from age and use. This is the same for waxing a floor. Wax provides a protective coating so that the floor doesn't get scratched up while also making it shine. That's why this is the right answer. If shine were the only factor, burnish : Metal could work just as well.
You put varnish on wood to make it shine
You put wax on linoleum (floor) to make it shine

[venkatakrishna.nimmagadda]

Sound can be emitted in different pitches
Light can be emitted in different colors.

where as heat is a form of energy.

[venkatakrishna.nimmagadda]

Varnishing means to coat wood to make it look good
Waxing means to coat floor coverings to make it look good

[tamsel]

cool men

[ruchia]

hey thanks for the explanation!