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Analogy

Definition: A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness
between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are
otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning enlightens the mind,
because it is to the mind what light is to the eye, enabling it to
discover things before hidden.

Analogy

Definition: A relation or correspondence in function, between organs
or parts which are decidedly different.

Analogy

Definition: Proportion; equality of ratios.

Analogy

Definition: Conformity of words to the genius, structure, or general
rules of a language; similarity of origin, inflection, or principle of
pronunciation, and the like, as opposed to anomaly.