Analogously
having ; corresponding in some particular:
a brain and a computer are -n-logous.
biology. corresponding in function, but not evolved from corresponding organs, as the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird.
historical examples
-n-logously we may speak of the seven seven-rishis, where again the compound denotes a cl-ss of beings merely, not their number.
the vedanta-sutras with the commentary by sankaracarya translator: george thibaut
-n-logously, it is sought by metageometricians to prove in like manner the possibility of rotation about a plane.
the mystery of sp-ce robert t. browne
-n-logously he may be spoken of, in the p-ssage under discussion, as having a beard bright as gold and so on.
the vedanta-sutras with the commentary by sankaracarya translator: george thibaut
-n-logously, he who is born good and instinctively does good deeds, deriving pleasure from them, deserves no praise.
pedagogical anthropology maria montessori
-n-logously the accent was marked by the greeks in learned and model editions only.
a history of sanskrit literature arthur a. macdonell
-n-logously the sentence ‘there the king is going’ implicitly means that the king together with his retinue is going there.
the vedanta-sutras with the commentary by sankaracarya translator: george thibaut
adjective
similar or corresponding in some respect
(biology) (of organs and parts) having the same function but different evolutionary origin: the paddle of a whale and the fin of a fish are -n-logous compare h-m-logous (sense 4)
(linguistics) formed by -n-logy: an -n-logous plural
adj.
1640s, from latin -n-logus, from greek -n-logos “proportionate, according to due proportion” (see -n-logy).
-n-logous a·nal·o·gous (ə-nāl’ə-gəs)
adj.
similar in function but not in structure and evolutionary origin.
-n-logous
(ə-nāl’ə-gəs)
similar in function but having different evolutionary origins, as the wings of a b-tterfly and the wings of a bird.
similar in chemical properties and differing in chemical structure only with respect to one element or group.
Read Also:
- Analogue
something having -n-logy to something else. biology. an organ or part -n-logous to another. chemistry. one of a group of chemical compounds similar in structure but different in respect to elemental composition. a food made from vegetable matter, especially soybeans, that has been processed to taste and look like another food, as meat or dairy, […]
- Analogue clock
noun a clock or watch in which the hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds are indicated by hands on a dial compare digital clock
- Analogue computer
-n-logue computer computer, hardware a machine or electronic circuit designed to work on numerical data represented by some physical quant-ty (e.g. rotation or displacement) or electrical quant-ty (e.g. voltage or charge) which varies continuously, in contrast to digital signals which are either 0 or 1. for example, the turning of a wheel or changes in […]
- Analogue recording
noun a sound recording process in which an audio input is converted into an -n-logous electrical waveform
- Analogue-digital converter
noun a device converting an -n-logue electrical signal into a digital representation so that it can be processed by a digital system adc