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noun
- (countable) Something that bears an analogy to something else.
- (countable) (Biology) An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin.
- (chemistry) A structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element.
adjective
- (notcomparable) (Of a device or system) in which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial)
Etymology: Greek ', "up to", + ', "ratio".
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