homology

• ⇰ The quality of being homologous; correspondence; relation; <as>as, the <ex>homology</ex>of similar polygons</as>.
• ⇰ Correspondence or relation in type of structure in contradistinction to similarity of function; as, the relation in structure between the leg and arm of a man; or that between the arm of a man, the fore leg of a horse, the wing of a bird, and the fin of a
• ⇰ The correspondence or resemblance of substances belonging to the same type or series; a similarity of composition varying by a small, regular difference, and usually attended by a regular variation in physical properties; <as>as, there is an <ex>homology<