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Meaning of "analogous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ANALOGOUS

From Latin analogus, from Greek analogos proportionate, from ana- + logos speech, ratio.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ANALOGOUS

analogous  [əˈnæləɡəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANALOGOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Analogous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ANALOGOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

analogous

Analogy

Analogy is a cognitive process of transferring information or meaning from a particular subject to another particular subject, or a linguistic expression corresponding to such a process. In a narrower sense, analogy is an inference or an argument from one particular to another particular, as opposed to deduction, induction, and abduction, where at least one of the premises or the conclusion is general. The word analogy can also refer to the relation between the source and the target themselves, which is often, though not necessarily, a similarity, as in the biological notion of analogy. Niels Bohr's model of the atom made an analogy between the atom and the solar system. Analogy plays a significant role in problem solving such as, decision making, perception, memory, creativity, emotion, explanation and communication. It lies behind basic tasks such as the identification of places, objects and people, for example, in face perception and facial recognition systems. It has been argued that analogy is "the core of cognition".

Definition of analogous in the English dictionary

The first definition of analogous in the dictionary is similar or corresponding in some respect. Other definition of analogous is having the same function but different evolutionary origin. Analogous is also formed by analogy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANALOGOUS


anthropophagus
ˌænθrəˈpɒfəɡəs
antilogous
ænˈtɪləɡəs
Areopagus
ˌærɪˈɒpəɡəs
asparagus
əˈspærəɡəs
autologous
ɔːˈtɒləɡəs
brachylogous
bræˈkɪləɡəs
disanalogous
ˌdɪsəˈnæləɡəs
esophagus
iːˈsɒfəɡəs
heterologous
ˌhɛtəˈrɒləɡəs
homologous
həʊˈmɒləɡəs
isologous
aɪˈsɒləɡəs
nonhomologous
ˌnɒnhəʊˈmɒləɡəs
oesophagus
iːˈsɒfəɡəs
ophiophagous
ˌɒfɪˈɒfəɡəs
pantophagous
pænˈtɒfəɡəs
physiologus
ˌfɪzɪˈɒləɡəs
phytophagous
faɪˈtɒfəɡəs
polyphagous
pəˈlɪfəɡəs
sarcophagus
sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs
tautologous
tɔːˈtɒləɡəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANALOGOUS

analog
analog computer
analogic
analogical
analogically
analogies
analogise
analogism
analogist
analogize
analogon
analogously
analogousness
analogue
analogue clock
analogue recording
analogue-digital converter
analogy
analphabet
analphabete

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANALOGOUS

anthropophagous
azygous
coprophagous
dendrologous
entomophagous
fungous
hematophagous
hemizygous
heterozygous
homozygous
humongous
humungous
hylophagous
meliphagous
melliphagous
multijugous
necrophagous
omophagous
scatophagous
wrongous

Synonyms and antonyms of analogous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ANALOGOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «analogous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of analogous

Translation of «analogous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANALOGOUS

Find out the translation of analogous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of analogous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «analogous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

类似的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

análogo
570 millions of speakers

English

analogous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुरूप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مماثلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аналогичный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

análogo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুরূপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

analogue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Analogi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

analog zu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

~と類似した
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유사한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Analog
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tương tự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒத்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

benzer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

analogo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

analogiczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аналогічний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

analog
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανάλογη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

analoog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

analog
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

analogt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of analogous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANALOGOUS»

The term «analogous» is very widely used and occupies the 19.015 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANALOGOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about analogous

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10 QUOTES WITH «ANALOGOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word analogous.
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James Henry Breasted
It is this conception of the unity of the human career which is perhaps the greatest achievement of historical study, since it gained a place analogous to that of natural science.
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Louis de Broglie
For X-rays, the phenomenon of diffraction by crystals was a natural consequence of the idea that X-rays are waves analogous to light and differ from it only by having a smaller wavelength.
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Jacques Derrida
Every discourse, even a poetic or oracular sentence, carries with it a system of rules for producing analogous things and thus an outline of methodology.
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Philip Emeagwali
First, I identify an analogous problem in nature and borrow from it.
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James Hansen
Climate change is analogous to Lincoln and slavery or Churchill and Nazism: it's not the kind of thing where you can compromise.
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Larry McMurtry
You expect far too much of a first sentence. Think of it as analogous to a good country breakfast: what we want is something simple, but nourishing to the imagination.
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Dmitri Mendeleev
We must expect the discovery of many as yet unknown elements-for example, elements analogous to aluminum and silicon- whose atomic weight would be between 65 and 75.
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Nicholas Meyer
The director is a bit analogous to the conductor of a symphony orchestra. It's a collaborative adventure.
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Marvin Minsky
The basic idea in case-based, or CBR, is that the program has stored problems and solutions. Then, when a new problem comes up, the program tries to find a similar problem in its database by finding analogous aspects between the problems.
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Sherwin B. Nuland
Only the emerging specialty of psychoanalysis seemed to understand that mental maladies are not fully analogous to physical disease. They resist classification, and might better be known by their symptoms and the individualized sufferings of patients than by assigned names.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANALOGOUS»

Discover the use of analogous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to analogous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Analogous and digital
Aicher's theoretical and practical writings on design (which include all other aspects of visual creativity, such as architecture, for example) are available complete here for the first time. otl aicher analogous and digital with a foreword ...
Otl Aicher, Wilhelm Vossenkuhl, 1994
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Nobility and analogous traditional elites in the allocutions ...
Explores the role of the nobility and analogous traditional elites in contemporary society.
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, Pope Pius XII, American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property, 1993
3
Calendar of inquisitions post mortem and other analogous ...
Vols. 3-4, 10- published by H. M. Stationery Off.
Great Britain. Public Record Office, Claire Noble, 2004
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The Logic of Metaphor: Analogous Parts of Possible Worlds
"The book is for philosophers, logicians, linguists and computer scientists."--BOOK JACKET.
Eric Steinhart, 2001
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Analogous Provisions of the Bankruptcy Acts of 1898 And ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Macgrane Coxe, 2011
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Crown ethers and analogous compounds
These developments have led to new fields of chemistry called host-guest chemistry and supramolecular chemistry . This book presents the state-of-the-art of the chemistry of crown ethers and analogous compounds.
Michio Hiraoka, 1992
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Project+ Study Guide: Exam PK0-002
There are three major categories of cost estimating techniques: analogous estimating, definitive estimates, and parametric modeling. You may use each one of these methods at various stages of project planning, or you may use one type of ...
William Heldman, Lona Cram, 2004
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A Treatise on the Law of Trade-Marks and Analogous Subjects: ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William Henry Browne, 2011
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Analogous Proverbs In Ten Languages (LARGE PRINT EDITION)
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
E. B. Mrs. Mawr, 2011
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How to Think Like a Knowledge Worker
OUTCOME What are analogous outcomes? Any events that have resembling results can be considered analogous outcomes (somewhat similar in this respect ). Events that have somewhat similar beginnings, or similar periodicity, or similar  ...
William Patterson Sheridan, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANALOGOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term analogous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Education Reform: Don't Ditch Accountability
For at least three reasons, it makes sense to have analogous guardrails and consequences with federal education funds. First, the demand for ... «National Review Online, Jul 15»
2
Is the Human Brain Like a Computer?
Linguistically speaking, however, the brain can only be analogous to a computer, but not literally one. Either way, Mr. Marcus is pessimistic ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Improving Customer Service In Public Schools And Public Education …
Much of working in education is highly analogous to working with commercial customers. So I think the task here is to ensure that the truly ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
4
Simplicity Trumps Logical Coherence
... a patent license during the patent period on royalty payments for use of the invention after the patent's expiration was analogous to tying. «RegBlog, Jul 15»
5
Ted Bromund: Where are the new leaders for unpopular left?
In Britain, the left has an analogous problem. Labour is competitive in local councils – with 7,100 councillors to 8,300 for the Tories – but its MPs ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
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Jacob Arminius– Theologian of Grace Part Five
If it helps, think of Arminius' distinction between the natural and supernatural aspects of the image as analogous to the patristic (Irenaean) ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Why Beats, Apple and other companies are marketing wearable …
... 'How in the world does Apple keep coming up with new and different products that sell and are analogous to both fashion and technology?'". «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jul 15»
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Leading biologist: "We are not alone in the universe."
One can say with reasonable confidence that the likelihood of something analogous to a human evolving is really pretty high. And given the ... «Central Somerset Gazette, Jul 15»
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Shark Week: Inside 'Shark Trek,' 'Island of the Mega Shark,' 'Monster …
My initial thoughts on this project was finding a white shark in Florida was going to be extremely challenging and really analogous to a needle ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
10
The intolerance and extremism of Kallang Leisure Mall
If disaster were analogous to a thunderstorm, our army has provided a reliable shelter for our country. The depth and result of their sacrifices ... «The Online Citizen, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Analogous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/analogous>. May 2024 ».
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