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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ho•mol•o•gy (hə mol′ə jē, hō-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies. - the state of being homologous;
homologous relation or correspondence. - Biology
- a fundamental similarity based on common descent.
- a structural similarity of two segments of one animal based on a common developmental origin.
- Chemistrythe similarity of organic compounds of a series in which each member differs from its adjacent compounds by a fixed increment, as by CH2.
- Mathematicsa classification of figures according to certain topological properties.
- Greek homología agreement, equivalent. to homólog(os) homologous + -ia -y3
- 1650–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: homology /həʊˈmɒlədʒɪ/ n ( pl -gies)- the condition of being homologous
Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek homologia agreement, from homologos agreeing; see homologate |