analogous
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
1Other words for analogous
Opposites for analogous
Other words from analogous
- a·nal·o·gous·ly, adverb
- a·nal·o·gous·ness, noun
- non·a·nal·o·gous, adjective
- non·a·nal·o·gous·ly, adverb
- non·a·nal·o·gous·ness, noun
- un·a·nal·o·gous, adjective
- un·a·nal·o·gous·ly, adverb
- un·a·nal·o·gous·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with analogous
- analogous , analogical
Words Nearby analogous
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use analogous in a sentence
Sharon Hood, a Forest Service research ecologist in Montana, explains that flora have immune systems analogous to those of fauna, and in fire-adapted ecosystems, fire stimulates that immunity.
And, thanks to previous experiments, scientists have a good idea of where in the brain to look—an area analogous to the one Matthews and Tye studied in mice.
Why do you feel lonely? Neuroscience is starting to find answers. | Amy Nordrum | September 4, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThe rotor of a helicopter is analogous to a fan, but obviously, it does not stop and begin turning in the opposite direction if the engine quits and the helicopter starts to descend.
The science behind how an aircraft glides | By Peter Garrison/Flying Mag | September 3, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThis second step is analogous to docked dopamine “ships” changing how likely it is that a biological neuron will fire in the future.
Scientists Used Dopamine to Seamlessly Merge Artificial and Biological Neurons | Shelly Fan | June 23, 2020 | Singularity HubIt’s somewhat analogous to discovering that a region of the brain changes in its population makeup, and thus in its ethnic and cultural norms through generations.
Amazingly Detailed Map Reveals How the Brain Changes With Aging | Shelly Fan | June 16, 2020 | Singularity Hub
analogous to this was the Pomo bear doctors set of water-filled baskets which swashed like a real bears viscera as he ran.
Pomo Bear Doctors | Samuel Alfred Barrettanalogous occurrences have been described by Gtte in Teleostei.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfouranalogous arts and customs will also be traced to various other nations.
analogous illustrations to any amount may be drawn from Mammals.
Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume II (of 3) | George John Romanesanalogous to this, among other nations, there were soldiers called Draconarii.
British Dictionary definitions for analogous
/ (əˈnæləɡəs) /
similar or corresponding in some respect
biology (of organs and parts) having the same function but different evolutionary origin: the paddle of a whale and the fin of a fish are analogous Compare homologous (def. 4)
linguistics formed by analogy: an analogous plural
Origin of analogous
1usage For analogous
Derived forms of analogous
- analogously, adverb
- analogousness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for analogous
[ ə-năl′ə-gəs ]
Similar in function but having different evolutionary origins, as the wings of a butterfly and the wings of a bird.
Similar in chemical properties and differing in chemical structure only with respect to one element or group.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse