analogous

adj.

1. Similar or alike in such a way as to permit the drawing of an analogy.
2. Biology. Similar in function but not in structure and evolutionary origin.

[From Latin analogus, from Greek analogos, proportionate : ana-, according to; see ana– + logos, proportion.]

analogously a·nal'o·gous·ly adv.
analogousness a·nal'o·gous·ness n.

adjective

Possessing the same or almost the same characteristics: alike, comparable, corresponding, equivalent, like, parallel, similar, uniform. See same/different/compare.

adj

Definition: agreeing, similar
Antonyms: disagreeing, disparate, dissimilar, unalike, unlike, unrelated

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Common misspelling(s) of analogous

• analagous
• analogeous

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - analogt, tilsvarende, parallel, lignende

Nederlands (Dutch)
analoog, op elkaar lijkend

Français (French)
adj. - analogue

Deutsch (German)
adj. - analog

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανάλογος, παρεμφερής

Italiano (Italian)
analogo

idioms:

• be analogous to    essere analogo a

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - análogo, semelhante

idioms:

• be analogous to    ser análogo a

Русский (Russian)
аналогичный

idioms:

• be analogous to    быть аналогичным чему-либо

Español (Spanish)
adj. - análogo, semejante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - jämförbar, liknande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
类似的, 可比拟的, 相似的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 類似的, 可比擬的, 相似的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비슷한, 상사기관의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 類似した, 相似の, 似ている

idioms:

• be analogous to    似ている

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مناظر, مشابه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מקביל, דומה‬

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