ANALOGOUS

ANAL'OGOUS, adjective Having analogy; bearing some resemblance or proportion; followed by to; as, there is something in the exercise of the mind analogues to that of the body.

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analogous. Analogous, a. having an analogy, proportional

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A‐nal″o‐gous (�), a. [[L. analogous, Gr. � according to a due ratio, proportionate; � + � ratio, proportion. See Logic.]] 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.