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Analogous \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.
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Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. --De Quincey.
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Decay of public spirit, which may be considered
analogous to natural death. --J. H.
Newman.
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{nalogous pole} (Pyroelect.), that pole of a crystal which
becomes positively electrified when heated.
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Syn: Correspondent; similar; like.
[1913 Webster] -- {A*nal"o gous*ly}, adv. --
{A*nal"o*gous*ness}, n.
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