analogous

[uh-nal-uh-guhs]

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adjective

having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous.

Biology. corresponding in function, but not evolved from corresponding organs, as the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird.

Origin of analogous

1640–50; < Latin analogus < Greek análogos proportionate, equivalent to ana- ana- + lóg(os) ratio + -os adj. suffix; see -ous

Related formsa·nal·o·gous·ly, adverba·nal·o·gous·ness, nounnon·a·nal·o·gous, adjectivenon·a·nal·o·gous·ly, adverbnon·a·nal·o·gous·ness, nounun·a·nal·o·gous, adjectiveun·a·nal·o·gous·ly, adverbun·a·nal·o·gous·ness, noun

Can be confusedanalogous analogical

Synonyms for analogous

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Antonyms for analogous

1. dissimilar.

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Related Words for analogous

akin, comparable, corresponding, related, alike, consonant, convertible, correspondent, equivalent, homologous, interchangeable, kindred, like, parallel, resembling, uniform, undifferentiated

Examples from the Web for analogous

Historical Examples of analogous

Analogous facts may be cited closer to us, easier to verify.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology
Robert E. Park
Analogous grouping is preferable where variety of hue is desirable.
Industrial Arts Design
William H. Varnum
Analogous services were organized by the French and the Italians.
Meteorology
Charles Fitzhugh Talman
Analogous observations on Triton by Jullien and Schreibers, 591.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)
August Weismann
Analogous to the medical mission are the missions to the blind and the deaf.
Changing China
William Gascoyne-Cecil

British Dictionary definitions for analogous

analogous

adjective

similar or corresponding in some respect

biology (of organs and parts) having the same function but different evolutionary originthe paddle of a whale and the fin of a fish are analogous Compare homologous (def. 4)

linguistics formed by analogyan analogous plural

Derived Formsanalogously, adverbanalogousness, noun

Word Origin for analogous

C17: from Latin analogus, from Greek analogos proportionate, from ana- + logos speech, ratio

usage

The use of with after analogous should be avoided: swimming has no event that is analogous to (not with) the 100 metres in athletics

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Word Origin and History for analogous

adj.

1640s, from Latin analogus, from Greek analogos "proportionate, according to due proportion" (see analogy).

analogous in Medicine