homologue Meaning, Definition & Usage

Hom"o*logue noun
Etymology
Cf. F. homologue. See Homologous.
Definitions
  1. That which is homologous to something else; as, the corresponding sides, etc., of similar polygons are the homologues of each other; the members or terms of an homologous series in chemistry are the homologues of each other; one of the bones in the hand of man is the homologue of that in the paddle of a whale.

Webster 1913