| analogou | The human heart is analogous to a pump. |
| analogou | Your situation is analogous to mine. |
| analogous | (adj) similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar, Syn. correspondent, Example: brains and computers are often considered analogous; salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar |
| analogous | (adj) corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin, Ant. heterologous, homologous, Example: the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous |
| analogously | (adv) in an analogous manner, Example: analogously, we have a variable |
| Analogous | a. [ L. analogous, Gr. &unr_; according to a due ratio, proportionate; &unr_; + &unr_; 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 ]
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