homological
adjective
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- (grammar) Of an adjective, describing itself.
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autologique
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homologous
adjective
/həˈmɒləɡəs/
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- (biology) Corresponding to a similar structure in another life form with a common evolutionary origin.
- (chemistry) Belonging to a series of aliphatic organic compounds that differ only by the addition of a CH₂ group.
- (cultural anthropology, structural anthropology) Playing the same role as seen in another culture, whether by historical connection, psychological archetype, convergent cultural evolution, or otherwise (as may be hypothesized but not known with certainty by current science), as for example with the cryptozoologic concepts of yeti and sasquatch, the use of polite and familiar pronouns, or other similarities.
- Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.
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homologue
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homologate
verb
/hoʊˈmɑləɡeɪt/
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/həˈmɑləɡeɪt/
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/həˈmɒləɡeɪt/
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- (transitive) To confirm, ratify or approve, especially officially or legally.
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homologuer
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homology
noun
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- (chemistry) The relationship, between elements, of being in the same group of the periodic table.
- (genetics) The presence of the same series of bases in different but related genes.
- (organic chemistry) The relationship, between organic compounds, of being in the same homologous series.
- (algebra) Given a chain complex {Gn} and its associated set of homomorphisms {Hn}, the rule which explains how each Hn maps Gn into the kernel of Gn+1.
- (biology, psychology) The relationship, between characteristics or behaviours, of having a shared evolutionary or developmental origin;(evolutionary theory) specifically, a correspondence between structures in separate life forms having a common evolutionary origin, such as that between mammalian flippers and hands.
- (geometry, projective geometry) An automorphism of the projective plane (representing a perspective projection) that leaves all the points of some straight line (the homology axis) fixed and maps all the lines through some single point (the homology centre) onto themselves.
- (topology, algebraic topology) A general way of associating a sequence of algebraic objects, such as abelian groups or modules, to a sequence of topological spaces; also used attributively: see Usage notes below.
- The relationship of being homologous; a homologous relationship.
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homologie
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homologation
noun
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- (organic chemistry) Any reaction that converts a compound into the next member of a homologous series, usually by lengthening a carbon chain
- (legal) Official certification.
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homologation
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