Associations to the word «Analogous»

Wiktionary

ANALOGOUS, adjective. Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion;—often followed by "to".
ANALOGOUS POLE, noun. The pole of a crystal that becomes positively electrified when heated.
ANALOGOUS POLES, noun. Plural of analogous pole

Dictionary definition

ANALOGOUS, adjective. 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. Corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats