homologue

See also: homologué

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French homologue.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒməlɒɡ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːməlɑːɡ/, /ˈhoʊməlɑːɡ/
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Noun

homologue (plural homologues)

  1. Something homologous; a homologous organ or part, chemical compound, chromosome, gene, or cultural element.
    1. (linguistics) A phoneme, morpheme, or word shared by two languages or dialects, via cognation or naturalization.
    2. (biology, genetics, medicine) One of a group of similar DNA sequences that share a common ancestry, or the peptides or proteins that they encode; the counterpart gene or protein in another taxon evolved from a common ancestor (molecularly it may be either identical or similar).
      TP53 is the human homologue of murine Trp53.
    3. (organic chemistry) A member of a homologous series.
    4. (cultural anthropology) A belief, practice, concept, or artifact that has a counterpart in another culture.

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French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὁμόλογος (homólogos, agreeing, of one mind). By surface analysis, homo- + -logue.

Pronunciation

Adjective

homologue (plural homologues)

  1. homologous (all meanings)
    Dans les triangles similaires, les côtés homologues sont proportionnels.In similar triangles, homologous sides are proportional.

Noun

homologue m or f by sense (plural homologues)

  1. counterpart
    Le ministre s’est entretenu avec son homologue français.The minister had a discussion with his French counterpart.

Verb

homologue

  1. inflection of homologuer (to officially recognize, ratify):
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Portuguese

Verb

homologue

  1. inflection of homologar (to homologate):
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular imperative

Verb

homologue

  1. inflection of homologar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

homologue

  1. inflection of homologar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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