analogous

Adjective
Synonyms: correspondent

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar“brains and computers are often considered analogous”“salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar”Synonyms: correspondent
  2. corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin“the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Analogous \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. [1913 Webster]

Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]

Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. --J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster]

nalogous pole (Pyroelect.), that pole of a crystal which becomes positively electrified when heated. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Correspondent; similar; like. [1913 Webster] -- A*nal"o gous*ly, adv. -- A*nal"o*gous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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