analogous

 
Pronunciation: /əˈnaləgəs/

adjective

  • comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared: they saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and children
  • Biology (of organs) performing a similar function but having a different evolutionary origin, such as the wings of insects and birds. Often contrasted with homologous.

Derivatives

analogously

adverb

Origin:

mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek analogos 'proportionate' + -ous