Analogous color


Art. any one of a group of related colors that are near each other on the color wheel, a circular chart that shows gradations of color:
Red, orange, and yellow are analogous colors.
Compare (def 1a).

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  • Analogously

    having ; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous. Biology. corresponding in function, but not evolved from corresponding organs, as the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird. Historical Examples analogously we may speak of the seven seven-rishis, where again the compound denotes a class of beings merely, not […]

  • Analogue

    something having analogy to something else. Biology. an organ or part analogous 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, […]

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