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Analogous

Analogous Meaning & Definition
Analogous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Analogous?

[adj] (biology) corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"
[adj] similar or correspondent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "surimi is marketed as analogous to crabmeat"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Analogous: correspondent | similar

Related Terms | Find terms related to Analogous: akin | aligned | alike | analogical | answering | coequal | coextending | coextensive | collatable | collateral | commensurable | commensurate | comparable | comparative | complemental | complementary | concurrent | consonant | convertible | correlative | correspondent | corresponding | duplicate | equal | equidistant | equipollent | equispaced | equivalent | even | homologous | interchangeable | kindred | lined up | matchable | matching | much at one | nonconvergent | nondivergent | of a kind | of a piece | of a size | parallel | parallelepipedal | parallelinervate | paralleling | parallelodrome | parallelogrammatic | parallelogrammic | parallelotropic | reciprocal | reciprocative | relative | similar | tantamount | twin | undifferentiated | uniform

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Analogous In Webster's Dictionary

\A*nal"o*gous\, a. [L. analogous, Gr. ? according to a due ratio, proportionate; ? + ? ratio, proportion. See {Logic}.] Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by to. Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. --De Quincey. Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. --J. H. Newman. {nalogous pole} (Pyroelect.), that pole of a crystal which becomes positively electrified when heated. Syn: Correspondent; similar; like. -- {A*nal"o gous*ly}, adv. -- {A*nal"o*gous*ness}, n.

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