analogous
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adjective \ə-ˈna-lə-gəs\Definition of ANALOGOUS
See Examples of ANALOGOUS
- I could not think of an analogous situation.
- <bad-mouthing your sister is analogous to slapping her in the face—it's just as bad>
- … gluons, force particles analogous to the photons of electromagnetism. —Andrew Watson, Science, 22 Jan. 1999
- … great stretches of algae, analogous to terrestrial woodlands, in which kelp fills the role of trees. —William K. Stevens, New York Times, 5 Jan. 1999
- … not by means superior to, though analogous with, human reason … —Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, 1859
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Origin of ANALOGOUS
Latin analogus, from Greek analogos, literally, proportionate, from ana- + logos reason, ratio, from legein to gather, speak — more at legend
First Known Use: 1646
Related to ANALOGOUS
- Synonyms
- akin, alike, cognate, comparable, connate, correspondent, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlike
- Antonyms
- different, dissimilar, diverse, unakin, unlike
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anal·o·gous
adjective \ə-ˈnal-ə-gəs\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of ANALOGOUS
: having similar function but a different structure and origin <analogous organs>
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