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analogous definition
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Overview of adj analogous The adj analogous has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (12) analogous, correspondent -- (similar or correspondent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "surimi is marketed as analogous to crabmeat") 2. analogous -- ((biology) corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous") Antonyms of adj analogous 2 senses of analogous Sense 1 analogous, correspondent INDIRECT (VIA similar) -> dissimilar Sense 2 analogous (vs. homologous) (vs. heterologous) homologous (vs. analogous) (vs. heterologous) => homologic, homological heterologous (vs. analogous) (vs. homologous), heterologic, heterological Similarity of adj analogous 2 senses of analogous Sense 1 analogous, correspondent => similar (vs. dissimilar) Sense 2 analogous (vs. homologous) (vs. heterologous) Attributes of adj analogous Familiarity of adj analogous analogous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj analogous analogous Overview of adj analogous The adj analogous has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (12) analogous, correspondent -- (similar or correspondent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "surimi is marketed as analogous to crabmeat") 2. analogous -- ((biology) corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous")
analogous definition