Analogous
Analogous ({not transcribed}) , adjective
[Latin analogous, Greek {not transcribed} according to a due ratio, proportionate; {not transcribed} + {not transcribed} 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.
Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death.
Collocations (1)
nalogous pole (Pyroelect.) , that pole of a crystal which becomes positively electrified when heated.