Analogous - English meaning

adjective

Related; connected.

Usage examples:

Cognate subjects such as physics and chemistry

noun

(of a word) having the same linguistic derivation as another (e.g. english father, german vater, latin pater ).

Usage examples:

The term is obviously cognate with the malay segan

adjective

Cognate languages and words have the same origin, or are related and in some way similar

Usage examples:

The italian word "mangiare" (= to eat) is cognate with the french "manger".

adjective

Able to be likened to another; similar.

Usage examples:

The situation in holland is comparable to that in england

adjective

Similar in size, amount, or quality to something else

Usage examples:

The girls are of comparable ages., our prices are comparable to/with those in other shops., the two…

adjective

Analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable.

Usage examples:

The corresponding jamaican word is ‘bada’

verb

Have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly.

Usage examples:

The carved heads described in the poem correspond to a drawing of edgcote house

adjective

Equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.

Usage examples:

One unit is equivalent to one glass of wine

noun

A person or thing that is equal to or corresponds with another in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.

Usage examples:

The french equivalent of the bank of england

adjective

Equal to or having the same effect as something else

Usage examples:

A mile is equivalent to about 1.6 kilometers., a day on the planet mercury is the equivalent of 176…

adjective

Having the same relation, relative position, or structure.

Usage examples:

The portuguese society of plant physiology, in collaboration with the spanish homologous society, i…

noun

One's family and relations.

Usage examples:

Yet in all these instances family custom ensured some distribution of property to members of a prop…

adjective

Similar in kind; related.

Usage examples:

Books on kindred subjects

adjective

Being related, esp. by having the same opinions, feelings, and interests

Usage examples:

We recognized each other as kindred spirits as soon as we met.

preposition

Having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to.

Usage examples:

He used to have a car like mine

conjunction

In the same way that; as.

Usage examples:

People who change countries like they change clothes

noun

Used with reference to a person or thing of the same kind as another.

Usage examples:

The quotations could be arranged to put like with like

adjective

Corresponding in pattern, colour, or design; complementary.

Usage examples:

A blue jacket and matching skirt

verb

Correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious.

Usage examples:

I thought we'd have primrose walls to match the bath

noun

The act of giving or offering the same amount of money as has been given, collected, or offered by someone else

Usage examples:

Price matching is not our usual policy., the matching principle requires that expenses be matched w…

adjective

Belonging to the same family, group, or type; connected.

Usage examples:

Sleeping sickness and related diseases

verb

Make or show a connection between.

Usage examples:

The study examines social change within the city and relates it to developments in the country as a…

adjective

Belonging to the same family

Usage examples:

Of course elise and linda are related – they’re cousins., josé and alfonso are related by marriage.…

adjective

Having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical.

Usage examples:

A soft cheese similar to brie

noun

A person or thing similar to another.

Usage examples:

He was one of those whose similar you never meet

adjective

Looking or being almost the same, although not exactly

Usage examples:

They both went to ivy league schools and have similar backgrounds., he used similar tactics to win …

adjective

Made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis; showing symmetry.

Usage examples:

The shape of a hill, smooth and symmetrical

adjective

Having two parts that match exactly, either when one half is like an image of the other half in a mirror, or when one part can take the place of another if it is turned 90° or 180°

Usage examples:

Common skin moles are round and symmetrical., nothing in this music is balanced or symmetrical or i…