analogous
part of speech
adjective (analogous)
meaning for a pupil
Similar in some way, so that it can be compared: «analogous to» something. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah it is used to line up the letters with other groups, such as the seven double letters with the six directions and the holy temple. Interpretation: Tradition reads the letters as matching the structure of the world, the year and the body, so that each set of things mirrors the others. In the primary lessons: Used in science, maths and essays to make comparisons: a heart is analogous to a pump. In biology, analogous parts do the same job but evolved differently, like bird and insect wings.
examples
- The seven double consonants are analogous to the six dimensions: height and depth, East and West, North and South, and the holy temple that stands in the centre, which carries them all. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- The heart is analogous to a pump. tree →
- A school is analogous to a small town. tree →
- Bird wings and bat wings do analogous jobs. tree →
- This problem is analogous to the one we did yesterday. tree →
- Electricity in a wire is analogous to water in a pipe. tree →
- The two stories have analogous endings. tree →
note
Said «a-NAL-a-gus». Noun: analogy. Formal; everyday: «similar», «like».
Trees and pragmatics
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