Meanings
- not comparablebiologyHaving a shared evolutionary origin.
Synonyms: homologous, homologic · Antonyms: heterologous, heterological
- not comparablemathematicsHaving to do with homology; using the methods of homological algebra.
- not comparablegrammarOf an adjective, describing itself.
Synonyms: autological · Antonyms: heterological
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving a shared evolutionary origin.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivesimilar in evolutionary origin but not in function
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Origin
- Ancient Greekὁμός“same”
- Englishhomological
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”), by surface analysis, homo- + logical.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan homològic, homològic
- homològicbiology
- homològicgrammar
Finnish homologinen, autologinen
- homologinenbiology
- autologinengrammar
French autologique
- autologiquegrammar
German homolog
- homologbiology
Italian omologico, omologico
- omologicobiology
- omologicogrammar
Cite this entry
homological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homological
“homological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homological. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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