analogy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A comparison between two things that are similar in some way, often used to explain something.

   The teacher used the analogy of a river to explain how electricity flows.

2. 2
   noun

   A similarity or likeness between two things.

   There is a clear analogy between the human eye and a camera.

From Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλογίᾱ (analogíā), from ἀνα- (ana-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, reckoning”).

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