A*nal"o*gous (&?;), a.
[L. analogous, Gr. &?;
according to a due ratio, proportionate; &?; + &?; 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.
De Quincey.
Decay of public spirit, which may be
considered analogous to natural death.
J. H. Newman.
nalogous pole (Pyroelect.), that pole of
a crystal which becomes positively
electrified when heated.
Syn. -- Correspondent;
similar; like.
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A*nal"o gous*ly, adv. -- A*nal"o*gous*ness, n.
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