analogous
adjective
[ əˈnaləɡəs ]
• comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.
• "they saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and children"
Similar:
comparable,
parallel,
similar,
like,
corresponding,
related,
kindred,
matching,
cognate,
equivalent,
symmetrical,
homologous,
Origin:
mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek analogos ‘proportionate’ + -ous.
