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Webster 1913 Edition
Analogous
A-nal′o-gous
,Adj.
[L.
analogous
, Gr. [GREEK] according to a due ratio, proportionate; [GREEK] + [GREEK] ratio, proportion. See Logic
.] Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; – often followed by to.
Analogous
tendencies in arts and manners. De Quincey.
Decay of public spirit, which may be considered
analogous
to natural death. J. H. Newman.
nalogous pole
(Pyroelect.)
, that pole of a crystal which becomes positively electrified when heated.
Syn. – Correspondent; similar; like.
– A-nal′o gous-ly
, adv.
A-nal′o-gous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Analogous
ANAL'OGOUS
,Adj.
Definition 2024
analogous
analogous
English
Adjective
analogous (comparative more analogous, superlative most analogous)
- Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion;—often followed by "to".
- 2013, Martina Hyde, Is the pope Catholic? (in The Guardian, 20 September 2013)
- After all, if we think of the Vatican as a vast and hugely successful multinational corporation, then this interview would appear to be the equivalent of a profits warning. At the very least, it would seem to be tinkering with the formula of the biggest spiritual brand in the world, analogous to Coca-Cola changing its famous recipe in 1985.
- Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. --De Quincey.
- Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. --J. H. Newman.
- 2013, Martina Hyde, Is the pope Catholic? (in The Guardian, 20 September 2013)
- (biology) Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.
Synonyms
- (having analogy): correspondent, like, similar, comparable, parallel
Related terms
Translations
having analogy; corresponding to something else
References
- analogous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913