 |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Homologous \Ho*mol"o*gous\, adjective [Gr. ? assenting, agreeing; ? the same + ? speech, discourse, proportion, ? to say, speak.] Having the same relative position, proportion, value, or structure. Especially: (a) (Geom.) Corresponding in relative position and proportion.
In similar polygons, the corresponding sides, angles, diagonals, etc., are homologous. --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.). (b) (Alg.) Having the same relative proportion or value, as the two antecedents or the two consequents of a proportion. (c) (Chem.) Characterized by homology; belonging to the same type or series; corresponding in composition and properties. See {Homology}, 3. (d) (Biol.) Being of the same typical structure; having like relations to a fundamental type to structure; as, those bones in the hand of man and the fore foot of a horse are homologous that correspond in their structural relations, that is, in their relations to the type structure of the fore limb in vertebrates.
{Homologous stimulus}. (Physiol.) See under {Stimulus}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
homologous
adjective
1: having the same evolutionary origin but serving different functions; "the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous" [ant: {analogous}, {heterologous}]
2: corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species; "a homologous tissue graft" [ant: {heterologous}, {autologous}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "homologous": analogous, answering, approximate, approximating, approximative, close, coequal, comparable, complemental, complementary, correspondent, corresponding, equipollent, equivalent, like, near, proximate, reciprocal, reciprocative, relatable, similar, tantamount
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |