Definition
Based on or involving comparison between similar things; using analogy to explain or understand something by relating it to something else.
Etymology
From Greek 'analogia' + Latin '-icalis' + English '-al'. This common term emerged prominently in medieval scholasticism and modern philosophy.
Kelly Says
Analogical thinking is how poets and scientists both work—Shakespeare describing love as a 'star' and physicists describing electrons as 'orbiting' atoms both use analogical language to make complex ideas stick in our minds!
Translations
CACatalà
analògic
ahn-ah-loh-jik
CSČeština
analogický
ahn-ah-loh-ghi-tsee
DADansk
analog
ahn-ah-log
DEDeutsch
analog
ahn-ah-log
ELΕλληνικά
ανaloγος
an-ah-loh-gos
ESEspañol
análogo
ahn-loh-goh
FISuomi
analogi
ahn-ah-loh-gee
FRFrançais
analogique
ahn-ah-lee-k
HAHA
analoji
ahn-ah-loh-jee
HEעברית
אנלוגי
ahn-loh-gee
HIहिन्दी
रूपरेखा
roop-rekha
HUMagyar
analóg
ahn-ah-log
IDBahasa Indonesia
analogis
ahn-ah-loh-gis
ITItaliano
analogico
ahn-ah-lee-koh
KMKM
អនុ begegnen
an-u-ben-geng
KO한국어
유추적인
yu-chu-jeok-in
MSBahasa Melayu
analog
ahn-ah-log
NLNederlands
analogisch
ahn-ah-loh-gis
NONorsk
analog
ahn-ah-log
PLPolski
analogiczny
ahn-ah-loh-ch-nee
PTPortuguês
análogo
ahn-loh-goh
RORomână
analogic
ahn-ah-loh-jik
RUРусский
аналоговый
anah-loh-goy
SVSvenska
analog
ahn-ah-log
SWKiswahili
analogi
ahn-ah-loh-gee
TAதமிழ்
ஒத்தமைவு
otha-mai-vu
TEతెలుగు
సారూప్యం
saaru-pyam
THไทย
เทียบเคียง
dtiap-kyaeng
TLTL
analogo
ahn-ah-loh-goh
TRTürkçe
analogik
ahn-ah-loh-jik
UKУкраїнська
аналогічний
anah-loh-hich-nyy
VITiếng Việt
tương tự
tuong-tu