analogous

[A*nal·o*gous]

Use the adjective analogous to describe something that is similar to something else and can be compared to another.

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Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by to.

Adjective
corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"

Adjective S.
similar or correspondent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "surimi is marketed as analogous to crabmeat"

a.
Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by to.

Analogous

A*nal"o*gous , a. [L. analogous, Gr. according to a due ratio, proportionate; + 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.

Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death.

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, n.

Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by to.

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Usage Examples

You expect far too much of a first sentence. Think of it as analogous to a good country breakfast: what we want is something simple, but nourishing to the imagination.

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Other Usage Examples

The assumption is that the right kind of society is an organic being not merely analogous to an organic being, but actually a living structure with appetites and digestions, instincts and passions, intelligence and reason.