HyperDic: analogous

English > 2 senses of the word *analogous*:
ADJECTIVE	all	analogous, correspondent	similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar / dissimilar
ADJECTIVE	all	analogous	corresponding / corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin

analogous > pronunciation
Sounds	ahnae'lahgahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *analogous*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar / dissimilar.
Examples	"brains and computers are often considered analogous" "salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar"
Synonym	correspondent
Broader	similar	marked by correspondence / correspondence or resemblance
Spanish	análogo, correspondiente
Catalan	anàleg, corresponent
Nouns	analogy	drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
Nouns	analogy	an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
Adverbs	analogously	in an analogous manner

English > *analogous*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	corresponding / corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin.
Example	"the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"
Category	biology, biological science	The science that studies living organisms
Opposite	heterologous, heterologic, heterological	not corresponding / corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin
Opposite	homologous	Having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function
Spanish	análogo
Catalan	anàleg

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