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