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adjective
- 1. comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared: "they saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and children"
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Learn the meaning of analogous, a word that describes things that are similar or comparable in some way. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related terms for analogous.
Sep 25, 2019 · adjective. uk / əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs / us / əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs / Add to word list. C2. having similar features to another thing and therefore able to be compared with it: analogous to The experience of a mystic trance is in a sense analogous to sleep or drunkenness. The emergency vehicle for the International Space Station is analogous to a lifeboat. See. analogy.
Analogous means having analogy or correspondence in some respect, such as function, structure, or properties. Learn the origin, usage, and derived forms of this adjective, and see how it differs from homologous and analogize.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, pronunciation and usage of the adjective 'analogous', which means similar or corresponding in some way. See examples of 'analogous' in sentences and compare with related words.
Analogous is a term used in biology to refer to body parts that have a similar function but differ in structure, such as the wings of a bird and the wings of an airplane. Analogous is from Latin analogus, from Greek analogos, meaning "according to a proper ratio or proportion."
analogous (to/with something) similar in some way to another thing or situation and therefore able to be compared with it. Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death. The two processes are not analogous. The national debt is analogous with private debt. The two situations are roughly analogous.
Analogous means similar in some ways, often used to compare different things. For example, life is analogous to a journey. See more translations and usage examples of analogous.
