homological

American  

[hoh-muh-loj-i-kuhl, hom-uh-] / ˌhoʊ məˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, ˌhɒm ə- /

Also homologic

adjective

1. homologous.

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Other Word Forms

• homologically adverb
• unhomologic adjective
• unhomological adjective
• unhomologically adverb

Etymology

Origin of homological

First recorded in 1840–50; homolog(y) + -ical

Example Sentences

Maxim Konstevich — For numerous contributions which have taken the fruitful interaction between modern theoretical physics and mathematics to new heights, including the development of homological mirror symmetry, and the study of wall-crossing phenomena.

From Scientific American • Jul. 31, 2012

Many of our most valuable fruits, although consisting in a homological sense of widely different organs, are either quite sterile, or produce extremely few seeds.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 by Darwin, Charles

And it is young petioles and tendrils, whatever their homological nature may be, which move on being touched.

From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles

Homoplastic, hō-mō-plas′tik, adj. analogical or adaptive, and not homological in structure.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Mohl, who includes under the name of tendrils various organs having a similar external appearance, classes them according to their homological nature, as being modified leaves, flower-peduncles, &c.

From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles