analogy
Cross references: 1. homology 2. likeness anal.o.gy \*-'nal-*-je-\ n 1: inference that if two or more things agree with one another in some resp ects they will prob. agree in others 2: resemblance in some particulars between things otherwise unlike : S IMILARITY 3: correspondence between the members of pairs or sets of linguistic forms that serves as a basis for the creation of another form 4: correspondence in function between anatomical parts of different structure and origin