having analogy; corresponding in some particular

A brain and a computer are analogous.

Biology . corresponding in function, but not evolved from corresponding organs, as the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird.

adjective

disagreeing , disparate , dissimilar , unalike , unlike , unrelated

adjective

akin , alike , comparable , consonant , convertible , correspondent , corresponding , equivalent , homologous , interchangeable , kindred , like , parallel , related , resembling , undifferentiated , uniformnotes:homologus features are those that were originally the same in evolutionary development but have adapted differently (arms of humans , forelegs of cats , etc.); analogous features are those that resemble one another in function but are traceable back to completely different originswhen a comparison is of such a nature that it comprises three terms , then comparable is the word to use; when it comprises four terms , the relation requires the word analogous , similar , uniform , agreeing , allied , cognate , commensurate , correlative , homeopathic , homogeneous , proportionate , same , synonymous