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homological

homological

1 9.9
Coming from the same ancestor even if they have different functions
  • adjective
  • /ˌhɒməˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : homológico

Examples

  • Homological Rhetorical Criticism #

    Academic text (2013)
  • Women's language and body had been crafted in a homological female world; women's ways of knowing were generally constructed through daily practices of life, often learned from other women.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Convergent, discriminant, and homological validity are treated issues in construct validation, but they are nevertheless unique.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The research team studied homological similarities between various species to understand their evolutionary relationships.

  • In her thesis, she explored the homological traits that indicate a common ancestry among different plants.

  • The concept of homological structures is important in understanding how certain traits evolve across related species.

Synonyms

homologous
vshomological
  • Specialized
2 7.7

Having the same basic structure and origin, often in body parts like arms and wings

allows only similar evolutionary origin rather than identical structural origin
homologic
vshomological
  • Specialized
9.9

Body parts that come from the same ancestor, even if they do different things

applies broadly in biology to similar evolutionary origin beyond body parts

Surface Forms

homological positive

Morphology

homological = homologous (semi-transparent) = homo + log + ical

The term 'homological' is derived from 'homologous', which is a specialized scientific term.

Etymology

Homological comes from the Greek root homo- meaning 'same' and the part -logy meaning 'study' or 'relation', the same homo- you see in homogeneous. In biology, something described as homological has the 'same' origin as something else, even if it now looks or works differently.