1. Something that is analogous or similar to something else
2. An organ or part similar in function to an organ or part of another animal or plant but different in structure and origin
3 usually analog; a chemical compound that is structurally similar to another but differs slightly in composition (as in the replacement of one atom by an atom of a different element or in the presence of a particular functional group)
4. A food product made by combining a less expensive food (as soybeans or whitefish) with additives to give the appearance and taste of a more expensive food (as beef or crab) + prikaži više

ETYM French analogue, from Greek analogos.
Something having the property of being analogous to something else; SYN. analog, parallel.

ETYM Latin complementun: cf. French complément. Related to Complete, Compliment.
1. Either of two parts that mutually complete each other.
2. Something added to complete or make perfect.
3. A word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction.
4. A complete number or quantity.
5. Number needed to make up whole force; SYN. full complement.
6. One of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response.
7. Full number or amount; addition that makes up full number; one of two equal things that complete each other; Grammar, addition to complete a predicate.
(Homonym: compliment). + prikaži više

1. A duplicate copy; SYN. similitude, twin.
2. A person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another; SYN. opposite number, vis-a-vis.

(Irregular plural: matches).
1. An exact duplicate; SYN. mate.
2. Something that resembles or harmonizes with.
3. Thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; SYN. lucifer, friction match.<br /> Small strip of wood or paper, tipped with combustible material for producing fire. Friction matches containing phosphorus were first made 1816 in France by François Derosne.
A safety match is one in which the oxidizing agent and the combustible body are kept apart, the former being incorporated into the striking surface on the side of the box, the latter into the match. Safety matches were patented by a Swede, J E Lundström, 1855. Book matches were invented in the us 1892 by Joshua Pusey. + prikaži više

1. A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.
2. Direction equal to that of another line,
3. Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity.
4. A comparison made; elaborate demonstration of similarity or analogy
5. One of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth, parallel to the equator, marking the latitude; also, the corresponding line on a globe or map.
7. (Military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries.
8. (Typography) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page. + prikaži više