Analogon
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An analogue.
"The rectilineal as opposed to curvature is an analogon of worthiness as opposed to happiness; as opposed to obliquity, it is an analogon of equity as opposed to partiality."
- 2 According to Sartre, an equivalent of perception (such as a painting or a mental image) that is necessary for the process of imagination to take place.
Example
More examples"The rectilineal as opposed to curvature is an analogon of worthiness as opposed to happiness; as opposed to obliquity, it is an analogon of equity as opposed to partiality."
Etymology
From the neuter of Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos).