analogical

• Adjectif qualifiant ce qui est fondé sur une analogie, qui exprime une analogie ou qui procède par analogie, c’est-à-dire par rapprochement de ressemblances entre des choses différentes. Il désigne aussi ce qui présente un rapport de correspondance ou de similarité avec autre chose.

An adjective describing something that is based on or expresses an analogy; now largely replaced by 'analogous' in modern usage.

1. Based on analogyC1formal

   Expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy; relating to or involving a comparison between two things that are similar in some way.

   analogique (par analogie)

   • The teacher used an analogical explanation to help students understand the complex concept.
   • His argument was analogical, comparing the structure of an atom to a solar system.
   • Analogical reasoning is often used in scientific discoveries.

   Synonymesanalogouscomparativecorrespondingfigurativemetaphoricalparallel