0%

homologue

ho·mo·logue
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hoh-muh-lawg, -log, hom-uh-]
    • /ˈhoʊ məˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg, ˈhɒm ə-/
    • /hˈɒməlˌɒɡ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hoh-muh-lawg, -log, hom-uh-]
    • /ˈhoʊ məˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg, ˈhɒm ə-/

Definitions of homologue word

  • noun homologue something homologous. 1
  • noun homologue Chemistry. any member of a homologous series of organic compounds: Ethane is a homologue of the alkane series. 1
  • noun homologue A homologous thing. 1
  • noun homologue a homologous part or organ 0
  • noun homologue any homologous compound 0
  • noun homologue a homologous part, thing, organ, etc. 0

Information block about the term

Origin of homologue

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < French < Greek homólogon, neuter of homólogos homologous

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Homologue

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

homologue popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

homologue usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for homologue

noun homologue

  • comparison — When you make a comparison, you consider two or more things and discover the differences between them.
  • corollary — A corollary of something is an idea, argument, or fact that results directly from it.
  • resemblance — the state or fact of resembling; similarity.
  • analogy — If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way.
  • similarity — the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.

Antonyms for homologue

noun homologue

  • dissimilarity — unlikeness; difference.
  • unlike — different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity.
  • divergence — the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion.
  • opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
  • difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.

Top questions with homologue

  • what is homologue?
  • what does homologue mean?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?