analogous

Etymology

Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek αναλογία (analogía, “proportion”) + -ous. See logic.

Pronunciation

• (US, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/

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• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): /əˈnæl.ə.dʒəs/

Adjective

analogous (comparative more analogous, superlative most analogous)

1. Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion (often followed by "to".)
   • 2013, Martina Hyde, Is the pope Catholic? (in The Guardian, 20 September 2013)

     After all, if we think of the Vatican as a vast and hugely successful multinational corporation, then this interview would appear to be the equivalent of a profits warning. At the very least, it would seem to be tinkering with the formula of the biggest spiritual brand in the world, analogous to Coca-Cola changing its famous recipe in 1985.

   • Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. --De Quincey.
   • Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. --J. H. Newman.
2. (biology) Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.