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Meaning & Definition of Analogous in English

English

Analogous

/ənæləgəs/

adjective

1. Similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar

  • "Brains and computers are often considered analogous"
  • "Salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar"
synonym:
  • analogous,
  • correspondent

2. Corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin

  • "The wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"
synonym:
  • analogous

Examples of using

The human heart is analogous to a pump.
Your situation is analogous to mine.
Your situation is analogous to mine.