homological

American  

[hoh-muh-loj-i-kuhl, hom-uh-] / ˌhoʊ məˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, ˌhɒm ə- /

Also homologic

adjective

1. homologous.

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Other Word Forms

• homologically adverb
• unhomologic adjective
• unhomological adjective
• unhomologically adverb

Etymology

Origin of homological

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 • Jul. 31, 2012

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

From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by Romanes, George John

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 The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles

The position of the tendrils alone suffices to show their homological nature.

From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles

In the specimens examined by me all the tendrils were certainly foliar, and it is hardly credible that the same plant should produce tendrils of a widely different homological nature.

From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles