analogous
— Adjective
– English
~ similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar"
analogous
— Adjective
– English
~ corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"
analogously
— Adverb
– English
~ in an analogous manner; "analogously, we have a variable"
analogue
— Adjective
– English
~ of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; "analogue device"; "linear amplifier"
analogue
— Noun
– English
~ something having the property of being analogous to something else
analogy
— Noun
– English
~ an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
analogy
— Noun
– English
~ the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate
analogy
— Noun
– English
~ drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up"
analphabet
— Noun
– English
~ an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet