anal·o·gy 
/əˈnæləʤi/ noun
plural anal·o·gies /əˈnæləʤi/ noun 1 [count] : a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way
▪ He drew/made an analogy between flying a kite and fishing. [=he compared flying a kite to fishing; he said that flying a kite was like fishing] 2 [noncount] : the act of comparing two things that are alike in some way
▪ coining new words by analogy to/with existing ones [=coining new words so that they are formed in a way similar to old ones] ▪ reasoning by analogy
▪ He drew/made an analogy between flying a kite and fishing. [=he compared flying a kite to fishing; he said that flying a kite was like fishing]
▪ coining new words by analogy to/with existing ones [=coining new words so that they are formed in a way similar to old ones] ▪ reasoning by analogy
