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
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How to use analogous in a sentence
Jung suggests that parity symmetry violation in the weak interaction is analogous to an arbiter—called the “Third”— taking sides between two otherwise symmetrically opposite entities.
The Synchronicity of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung - Issue 93: Forerunners | Paul Halpern | November 18, 2020 | NautilusThis is analogous to opting out of marketing emails by way of the CAN-SPAM Act, a regulation that has been largely effective at cutting down unwanted emails.
Bradley argues that aspects of the marine biosphere, part of the larger deep biosphere such as marine sediments, are analogous to the salt crystal setting of the Hsal.
Preserving a Sense of Wonder in DNA - Issue 92: Frontiers | Virat Markandeya | October 28, 2020 | NautilusThe cases aren’t 100% analogous but many of the contractual claims are similar.
DOJ antitrust suit: Google uses contracts, market power to neutralize rivals | Greg Sterling | October 21, 2020 | Search Engine LandMathematicians fill them by forming the “completion” of the p-adic rationals — a procedure analogous to adding irrational values to the number line.
An Infinite Universe of Number Systems | Kelsey Houston-Edwards | October 19, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
Analogously the sentence 'there the king is going' implicitly means that the king together with his retinue is going there.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya | Translator: George ThibautAnalogously he may be spoken of, in the passage under discussion, as having a beard bright as gold and so on.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya | Translator: George ThibautAnalogously we may speak of the seven seven-rishis, where again the compound denotes a class of beings merely, not their number.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya | Translator: George ThibautAnalogously, he who is born good and instinctively does good deeds, deriving pleasure from them, deserves no praise.
Pedagogical Anthropology | Maria MontessoriAnalogously, it is sought by metageometricians to prove in like manner the possibility of rotation about a plane.
The Mystery of Space | Robert T. Browne
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
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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.
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