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be analogous tosimilar to or comparable with something in certain respects

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: similar to or comparable with something in certain respects

Pronunciation (IPA): /bi əˈnæləɡəs tu/

Korean meaning: ~와 유사한, ~에 비견되는

Korean pronunciation: 비 어**날**러거스 투

Example Sentences

  • My boss's management style is analogous to a drill sergeant's approach.
  • The human brain is often said to be analogous to a computer.
  • Dating apps are analogous to shopping for groceries online - lots of options but you never know what you're really getting.

be analogous to

NOUN

//bi əˈnæləɡəs tu//

similar to or comparable with something in certain respects

be analogous to concept
💡 Concept

similar to or comparable with something in certain respects

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be analogous to rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Homologous bones are analogous in their evolutionary stories!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/bi əˈnæləɡəs tu/
🇬🇧 UK/biː əˈnæləɡəs tuː/

🌳Etymology

Prefixana--
Rootlog
Suffix--ous

Origin

그리스어 'analogos'에서 유래했습니다. 'ana(위에, 따라서)'와 'logos(말, 비율)'가 합쳐져 '비율에 따른, 상응하는'이라는 의미를 갖게 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

analogoushomologous
analogous
homologous

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My boss's management style is analogous to a drill sergeant's approach.

The human brain is often said to be analogous to a computer.

😄 Fun example

Dating apps are analogous to shopping for groceries online - lots of options but you never know what you're really getting.

The economic situation is analogous to what happened in the 1930s.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

similar tocomparable toparallel toequivalent tocorresponding to

Antonyms

different fromunlikedissimilar to

Related

analogyanalogizeparallelcomparisonresemblance