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homologous

adj
/həˈmɒləɡəs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek -λογος (-logos) Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos)der. Late Latin homologusder. English homologous From Late Latin homologus, from Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos, “agreeing, of one mind”), from ὁμός (homós, “same”) + λόγος (lógos, “reason, reckoning”). Compare homo- (“same”) and -ous (adjectival suffix). From 1655, in the mathematical sense. See also homolog, homologue.

  1. derived from ὁμόλογος
  2. derived from homologus

Definitions

  1. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.

    • Of equiangle triangles, the ſides that are about equall angles are proportionall, and the ſides that ſubtend the equall angles are homologous.

The neighborhood

Derived

cohomologous, homologisation, homologous blood donation, homologously, homologous pair, homologous recombination, homologous series, interhomologous, intrahomologous, microhomologous, nonhomologous, semihomologous, unhomologous, vinylogous

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at homologous. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at homologous. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at homologous

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