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hɒˈmɒləgəs/
adj.
- having the same relation, relative position, or structure.
- Biology similar in position, structure, and evolutionary origin. Often contrasted with analogous.
▸(of chromosomes) pairing at meiosis and having the same structure and pattern of genes.
- Chemistry (of a series of chemical compounds) similar in properties but differing in composition by a fixed group of atoms.
Derivative
- homologize
or homologise v. - homology
/hɒˈmɒlədʒi/
n.
Etymology
C17: via med. L. from Gk homologos ‘agreeing, consistent’, from homos ‘same’ + logos ‘ratio, proportion’.
