ALL meanings of analogous
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A a - adjective analogous If one thing is analogous to another, the two things are similar in some way. 3
- adjective analogous similar or corresponding in some respect 3
- adjective analogous (of organs and parts) having the same function but different evolutionary origin 3
- adjective analogous formed by analogy 3
- adjective analogous similar or comparable in certain respects 3
- adjective analogous similar in function but not in origin and structure 3
- adjective analogous having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous. 1
- adjective analogous Biology. corresponding in function, but not evolved from corresponding organs, as the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird. 1
- noun analogous Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared. 1
- adjective analogous comparable, similar in some ways 1
- adjective analogous colour: neighbours on colour wheel 1
- adjective analogous Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion;—often followed by "to". 0