Analogous vs Ana - What's the difference?
analogous | ana |
Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion;—often followed by "to".
* 2013 , Martina Hyde, Is the pope Catholic?'' (in ''The Guardian , 20 September 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/20/is-pope-catholic-atheists-gay-people-abortion]
* Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. --De Quincey.
* Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. --J. H. Newman.
A collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table
* 1803 , publisher's advertisement in Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson ,
* 1903', , Franklin B. Sawvel (editor), ''The complete '''anas of Thomas Jefferson , Round Table Press, New York
* 2008 , Kevin J. Hayes, The road to Monticello: The life and mind of Thomas Jefferson ,
(in prescriptions ) Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or contracted to aa), / ij. (that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces).
(Internet, slang) Anorexia (used especially by the pro-ana movement).
In a direction analogous to up, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.
* 1985 , Rudy von Bitter Rucker, The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of the Higher Universes (page 43)
* 2005 , Animation journal (volumes 13-15)
As a adjective analogous
is having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion;—often followed by "to".As a noun ana is
a collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table or ana can be (internet|slang) anorexia (used especially by the pro-ana movement).As a adverb ana is
(in prescriptions ) of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or contracted to aa), / ij (that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces) or ana can be in a direction analogous to up, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.analogous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- After all, if we think of the Vatican as a vast and hugely successful multinational corporation, then this interview would appear to be the equivalent of a profits warning. At the very least, it would seem to be tinkering with the formula of the biggest spiritual brand in the world, analogous to Coca-Cola changing its famous recipe in 1985.
Synonyms
* (having analogy) correspondent, like, similar, comparable, parallelReferences
*ana
English
Etymology 1
Formed from the (etyl) suffix (-ana); compare ism (from ).Noun
(en noun)Page 8
- The FRENCH ANAS', or Selections from the best of the French ' Anas , interspersed with biographical sketches. In three elegant Volumes, small 8vo. price 15s. boards
- Jefferson was aware of the literary tradition of anas , which extended back at least as far as Athenaeus's Dipnosophistarum , a delightful collection of table talk from ancient times covering a variety of subjects including law, literature, medicine, and philosophy.
Etymology 2
From Greek (aná), of each .Adverb
(-)Etymology 3
Noun
(-)Derived terms
* pro-anaEtymology 4
(etyl); see (ana-).Adverb
(en adverb)- Your right half would move ana , let us say, and your left half would move kata. The two halves would, in their parallel spaces, move past the plane of rotation, and then they would swing back into our space.
- Added to the conventional FPS control keys are two extra keys that move the player in ana and kata direction in 4d space. If you go in this extra direction the space around you changes, the room transforms.