different between analogous vs anomalous
analogous
English
Etymology
From Latin analogus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (análogos). The application to similar features of organisms is nearly as old as the general sense. Recognizably modern uses of the second sense, distinguishing analagous from homologous, appear in the mid-19th century.
Pronunciation
- (US, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??næl.?.??s/
- (nonstandard) IPA(key): /??næl.?.d??s/
Adjective
analogous (comparative more analogous, superlative most analogous)
- Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion (often followed by "to".)
- 1828, Thomas De Quincey, Elements of Rhetoric (review)
- Analogous tendencies in arts and in manners.
- 1872, John Henry Newman, Historical Sketches
- Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death.
- Synonyms: correspondent, like, similar, comparable, parallel
- 1828, Thomas De Quincey, Elements of Rhetoric (review)
- (biology) Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous.
Related terms
- analog, analogue
- analogic, analogical
- analogy
- analogousness
Translations
Further reading
- analogous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
References
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anomalous
English
Etymology
From Late Latin anomalus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (an?malos).
Pronunciation
Adjective
anomalous (comparative more anomalous, superlative most anomalous)
- Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.
- Of uncertain or unknown categorization; strange.
- Having anomalies.
Derived terms
- anomalously
Related terms
- anomal
- anomaly
Translations
References
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