analogous

== English == === Etymology === From Latin analogus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́λογος (ănắlogos); Its English equivalent is analogue +‎ -ous. The application to similar features of organisms is nearly as old as the general sense. Recognizably modern uses of the second sense, distinguishing analogous from homologous, appear in the mid-19th century. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian) IPA(key): /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /əˈnɛl.ə.ɡəs/ === Adjective === analogous (comparative more analogous, superlative most analogous) Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".) Synonyms: correspondent, like, similar, comparable, parallel 1828, Thomas De Quincey, Elements of Rhetoric (review) Analogous tendencies in arts and in manners. (biology) Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== analog, analogue analogic, analogical analogy ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “analogous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.