Think of the change as roughly akin to moving from the clavichord to the piano.

Unit of measurement roughly akin to two kilometers.

The word "title" in this context is roughly akin to a printed "volume," although many of the larger titles span multiple volumes.

The piece is formally structured like a standard waltz tune, roughly akin to AABA.

The league united 200 cities from the Baltic to the North Sea in a trading association roughly akin to today's European Union.

During the Vietnam War, the South Vietnamese Regional Forces were roughly akin to militias.

Because of the play of reality and self-perception at work, it would be an error roughly akin to calling Norman Rockwell a paint-by-numbers guy.

Dominant wavelength is roughly akin to hue.

Wooing the press, as Bush found out, is an exercise roughly akin to picknicking with a tiger.

This practice, the report said, does not improve student performance and is roughly akin to "watering crops only a month before harvest."