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analogous

CEFR: C2

Comparable in specific functional respects, typically in a manner that illuminates mechanisms.

Synonyms

comparable
cognate

Common Collocations

analogous to
strictly analogous
functionally analogous

Example Sentence

The biological structure of the vertebrate eye is broadly analogous to the lens assembly in a camera.

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