Homologous

Definition:

  • (a.) Having the same relative position, proportion, value, or structure.
  • (a.) Corresponding in relative position and proportion.
  • (a.) Having the same relative proportion or value, as the two antecedents or the two consequents of a proportion.
  • (a.) Characterized by homology; belonging to the same type or series; corresponding in composition and properties. See Homology, 3.
  • (a.) 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.

Compare homologous with other words:

homogeneous vs. homologous

homologous vs. vestigial

homologous vs. transvection

analogous vs. homologous

homologous vs. multivalent

homological vs. homologous

bivalent vs. homologous

homologous vs. univalent

homologous vs. ketone

apposite vs. homologous

homologize vs. homologous

homologous vs. homology

homologous vs. homologue

heterologous vs. homologous

homologous vs. similarity

correspondence vs. homologous