homological

1. 1.

   similar in evolutionary origin but not in function

   Synonymshomologic

   Similarhomologous

   biology

Questions about homological

What does homological mean?

homological means "similar in evolutionary origin but not in function".

How many syllables are in homological?

homological has 5 syllables and divides as ho-mo-lo-gi-cal under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for homological?

Close synonyms include homologic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.