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analogous

1 of 1adjective
/ə.ˈnæ.lə.gəs/
Forms:more analogous,most analogous
1

able to be compared with another thing due to sharing a similar feature, nature, etc.

  • The structure of a bird's wing is analogous to that of a bat's wing, despite their evolutionary differences.
  • The concept of supply and demand in economics is analogous to the law of cause and effect in physics.
  • The function of a heart in a human body is analogous to the function of a pump in a hydraulic system.
  • The patterns of behavior in different animal species can be analogous, revealing common instincts and adaptations.
  • The way a computer processes information is analogous to the workings of the human brain.
Synonyms:
parallelcorrespondentcomparable
2

corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin

Antonyms:
homologous