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Homologue
Hom′o-logue
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
homologue
. See Homologous
.] That which is homologous to something else;
as, the corresponding sides, etc., of similar polygons are the
homologues
of each other; the members or terms of an homologous series in chemistry are the homologues
of each other; one of the bones in the hand of man is the homologue
of that in the paddle of a whale.Definition 2024
homologue
homologue
See also: homologué
English
Alternative forms
Noun
homologue (plural homologues)
- Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound or a chromosome.
- (linguistics) A word shared by two languages or dialects.
- (genetics) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry.
- (organic chemistry) A member of a homologous series
Related terms
- homologetic
- homologize
- homologous
- homology
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos, “agreeing, of one mind”).
Adjective
homologue m, f (plural homologues)
Noun
homologue m, f (plural homologues)
Verb
homologue
- first-person singular present indicative of homologuer
- third-person singular present indicative of homologuer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of homologuer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of homologuer
- second-person singular imperative of homologuer