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    [Adjective]  | "anal*o*gous" | \ ə-ˈna-lə-gəs \


    1: similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail : similar in a way that invites comparison : showing an analogy or a likeness that permits one to draw an analogy


    Origin: 1646 ;

     Latin analogus "proportionate" (Medieval Latin, "conforming to analogy") + {see: |-ous|-ous}; analogus borrowed from Greek análogos "proportionate, conformable," parasynthetic derivative from anà lógon "proportionately," from aná "up, throughout" + lógon, accusative of lógos "word, speech, relation, correspondence, proportion" {mat|ana-|}, {mat|legend|};

    [Adjective]  | "analogous" 


    1: having qualities in common;


      * e.g., " ... bad-mouthing your sister is analogous to slapping her in the face—it's just as bad "





     [ "analogous" ]

    1: similar

      * e.g.,  ... A camera's aperture is analogous to the pupil of the eye 

     [ "Analogical" ]

    1: Created by the Thomas Sanders Fandom A ship between Logan (Logic) and Virgil (Anxiety)

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: I ship Logicality because opposites attract! Person 2: I ship analogical because it seems like a strong and long lasting relationship 

     [ "Analog" ]

    1: Analog and Digital are intertwined these days. Digital information is represented by series of electronic 1s and 0s, so that information is most current/modern but it is also unreal or fake. Analog information is represented in many ways—sight, touch, taste, smell, sound, etc.—and is, thus, old fashioned but it is also more real/accurate. Current usage is that Digital is modern/better and Analog is older/slower/less desirable.

      * e.g.,  ... "You're going analog today, kids. Turn off the screens and take out some paper and pens," said the annoyed mother. 

     [ "Analog" ]

    1: A way of representing information that uses a continuous range of values. Opposite of digital-- while a CD is digital, a tape is analog; while a computer is digital, an abacus is analog.

     [ "analogy" ]

    1: n. a type of figurative language that states an example to allow a better insight and understanding of the whatever is trying to be explained. analogies are used to give better perspective to something, usually situations that are trying to be explained.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: I don't understand, how has this been so difficult for you? Person 2: How so? Person 1: To use an analogy, it's been an emotional roller coaster. Person 2: What? Person 1: Everything's been going up and down, with unexpected turns, like a rollercoaster! Person 2: Oh, now I see. I'm very sorry. 

     [ "analogy" ]

    1: It's like a thought with another thought's hat on.

      * e.g.,  ... "Someone please tell her what an analogy is." 

     [ "analog" ]

    1: What people who use Electronic Cigarettes call a regular tobacco cigarette.

      * e.g.,  ... I could never go back to an analog, I love my e-cig too much. 

     [ "analogical" ]

    1: Expert maker of analogies.

      * e.g.,  ... The analogical fellow said that looking into my eyes was like watching a mother bear under a waterfall. 

     [ "analogy" ]

    1: analogy n.

      * e.g.,  ... if CO2 has 1 carbon molecule and 2 oxygen molecules and so does FeCO2 then theres an analogy between them. 


     [ "analogy" ]

    2: an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others.

      * e.g.,  ... "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up." 


     [ "analogy" ]

    3: drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect.

      * e.g.,  ... "language can point in the right direction but any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate." 


     [ "analogy" ]

    4: the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater.

      * e.g.,  ... "lets have an analogy." 


     [ "analogy" ]

    5:  short form for anal orgy

     [ "Analog" ]

    1: An emotional, empathetic person. Opposite of a digital, logical person.

      * e.g.,  ... She's analog, she's gonna be hit hard by the breakup. 

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