Analogous: meaning, definitions and examples
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analogous
[ ษหnรฆlษษกษs ]
in a similar manner
Similar in a particular way; comparable. Having analogy; corresponding to something in particular.
Synonyms
comparable, corresponding, equivalent, similar.
Examples of usage
- The two cases are not entirely analogous.
- His work in the field is analogous to hers in the laboratory.
in a metaphorical sense
Comparable in certain respects, typically in a metaphorical sense. Resembling or similar in some respects.
Synonyms
comparable, equivalent, resembling, similar.
Examples of usage
- The relationship between the two characters is analogous to that of siblings.
- Her behavior was analogous to that of a dictator.
Translations
Translations of the word "analogous" in other languages:
๐ต๐น anรกlogo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเคฎเคพเคจ
๐ฉ๐ช analog
๐ฎ๐ฉ analog
๐บ๐ฆ ะฐะฝะฐะปะพะณััะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ analogiczny
๐ฏ๐ต ้กไผผใฎ
๐ซ๐ท analogue
๐ช๐ธ anรกlogo
๐น๐ท benzer
๐ฐ๐ท ์ ์ฌํ
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ู ุงุซู
๐จ๐ฟ analogickรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ analogickรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ็ฑปไผผ็
๐ธ๐ฎ analogen
๐ฎ๐ธ samsvarandi
๐ฐ๐ฟ าฑาัะฐั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแแฃแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ analojiya
๐ฒ๐ฝ anรกlogo
Etymology
The word 'analogous' comes from the Greek word 'analogos', meaning proportionate. It entered the English language in the early 17th century. The concept of analogy has been used in various fields, such as philosophy, mathematics, and linguistics, to describe similarities or comparisons between different things or ideas.
See also: analogies.