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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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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.
The meaning of ANALOGOUS is similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail : similar in a way that invites comparison : showing an analogy or a likeness that permits one to draw an analogy.
adjective. having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous. Synonyms: akin, comparable, like, alike, similar. Antonyms: dissimilar. Biology. corresponding in function, but not evolved from corresponding organs, as the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird. analogous. / əˈnæləɡəs / adjective.
1. similar or corresponding in some respect. 2. biology. (of organs and parts) having the same function but different evolutionary origin. the paddle of a whale and the fin of a fish are analogous. Compare homologous (sense 4) 3. linguistics. formed by analogy. an analogous plural.
Use the adjective analogous to describe something that is similar to something else and can be compared to another. Analogous things can be compared to each other, so a near synonym is the adjective comparable.
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.
a comparison between things that have similar features, often used to help explain a principle or idea: He drew an analogy between the brain and a vast computer. It is sometimes easier to illustrate an abstract concept by analogy with (= by comparing it with) something concrete. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Comparing and contrasting
Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion;—often followed by "to". Wiktionary. Synonyms: correspondent. parallelogrammatic. parallelepipedal. nondivergent. nonconvergent. matchable. equispaced. collatable. synonymous. resembling. related. proportionate. kindred. commensurate. cognate. Antonyms:
Synonyms for ANALOGOUS: similar, comparable, like, alike, such, parallel, corresponding, akin; Antonyms of ANALOGOUS: different, unlike, dissimilar, diverse, various, distinct, distinguishable, disparate.
Definition of analogous adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
