anal·o·gous /əˈnæləgəs/
(a.)相似的,類似的,類推的
anal·o·gous /əˈnæləgəs/ 形容詞
同功的,類似的,模擬的
A·nal·o·gous a. Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by to.
Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. --De Quincey.
Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. --J. H. Newman.
nalogous pole Pyroelect., that pole of a crystal which becomes positively electrified when heated.
Syn: -- Correspondent; similar; like.
-- A*nal*o gous*ly, adv. -- A*nal*o*gous*ness, n.
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analogous
adj 1: similar or correspondent in some respects though otherwise
dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered
analogous"; "surimi is marketed as analogous to
crabmeat" [syn: correspondent]
2: corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin;
"the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are
analogous" [ant: homologous, heterologous]