analogous

Even though “analogy” is spoken with a soft G, use a hard G in pronouncing “analogous” so that it sounds like the beginning of the word “gust.” Many people mistakenly use a soft G, which sounds like the beginning of the word “just.”

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• buttox vs buttocks
• swam vs swum
• practicle vs practical
• soar vs sore
• weiner vs wiener
• dateline vs deadline
• extend vs extent
• seam vs seem
• stood vs stayed
• ninty vs ninety

Definitions

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• s  similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
  brains and computers are often considered analogous
  salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar
• a  corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin
  the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous

News & Articles

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• Helping to restore balance after inner ear disorder
  ( Springer ) Many disorders of the inner hear which affect both hearing and balance can be hugely debilitating and are currently largely incurable. To date, there has not been an analogous treatment for balance disorders resulting from inner ear disease. One potential new treatment is an implantable vestibular prosthesis which would directly activate the vestibular nerve by electrical ...
  June 13, 2013 - EurekAlert!
• Robert A.G. Monks: The drone corporation
  We all know what military drones are. There is an analogous version in corporate America.
  June 11, 2013 - Washington Post
• Robert A.G. Monks: The drone corporation
  We all know what military drones are. There is an analogous version in corporate America.
  June 11, 2013 - Washington Post