Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homologous

/həˈmɒləɡəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: ho-mol-o-gous
IPA: /həˈmɒləɡəs/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.

adj

Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.

adj

Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.

adj

Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.

adj

Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.

Example Sentences

"Of equiangle triangles, the ſides that are about equall angles are proportionall, and the ſides that ſubtend the equall angles are homologous."
"Flippers and hands are homologous structures."
"Lobules, homologous in structure, recur again only in the Gondwanalandic families Lepidolaenaceae and Jubulopsidaceae thus in the Lepidolaenineae."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos 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.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: homologus, ὁμόλογος

Inflected Forms

more homologous (comparative) most homologous (superlative)

Derived Forms

cohomologous homologisation homologously interhomologous intrahomologous microhomologous nonhomologous semihomologous unhomologous vinylogous

Phrases

homologous blood donation homologous pair homologous recombination homologous series

Frequently Paired Words

autologous homologation homolog homologue homologize homology homoeologous homomorphic

Antonyms

heterologous

Questions

How do you pronounce homologous?: The recorded pronunciation is /həˈmɒləɡəs/.
What does homologous mean?: Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.
Where does homologous come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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