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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAnalogous
/əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Similar or comparable in certain respects.
"The structure of the human brain is analogous to that of a computer." - 2
Having analogy; exhibiting a similarity or correspondence.
"The two species are analogous in their adaptations to the environment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'analogous' originates from the Greek word 'analogos', meaning 'proportionate' or 'corresponding'. It entered the English language in the late 16th century, evolving to describe things that are comparable in certain respects.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Analogous" is said worldwide
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analogue
Transliteration: analogue
"La structure du cerveau humain est analogue à celle d'un ordinateur."
analog
Transliteration: analog
"Die Struktur des menschlichen Gehirns ist analog zu der eines Computers."
analogo
Transliteration: analogo
"La struttura del cervello umano è analoga a quella di un computer."
análogo
Transliteration: análogo
"La estructura del cerebro humano es análoga a la de una computadora."
análogo
Transliteration: análogo
"A estrutura do cérebro humano é análoga à de um computador."
समान
Transliteration: samān
"मानव मस्तिष्क की संरचना कंप्यूटर के समान है।"
类似的
Transliteration: lèisì de
"人脑的结构类似于计算机。"
유사한
Transliteration: yusahan
"인간의 뇌 구조는 컴퓨터와 유사하다."
類似の
Transliteration: ruiji no
"人間の脳の構造はコンピュータに類似している。"
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