homological

[ hoh-muh-loj-i-kuhl, hom-uh- ]

adjective

1. homologous.

Other Words From

• ho·mo·log·i·cal·ly adverb
• un·ho·mo·log·ic adjective
• un·ho·mo·log·i·cal adjective
• un·ho·mo·log·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of homological¹

First recorded in 1840–50; homolog(y) + -ical

Example Sentences

Maxim Konstevich — For numerous contributions which have taken the fruitful interaction between modern theoretical physics and mathematics to new heights, including the development of homological mirror symmetry, and the study of wall-crossing phenomena.

From Scientific American

Such triangles are said to be homological, or in perspective.

From Project Gutenberg

His body is constructed on the same homological plan as that of other mammals, independently of the uses to which the several parts may be put.

From Project Gutenberg

Seedless Fruit.—Many of our most valuable fruits, although consisting in a homological sense of widely different organs, are either quite sterile, or produce extremely few seeds.

From Project Gutenberg

And this difficulty would, indeed, be a formidable one to the theory of evolution, if the similarity were not only analogical but homological.

From Project Gutenberg