Skin bracers or fresheners [edit]. These are the mildest form of toners; they contain water and a humectant such as glycerine, and little if any alcohol (0â10%).
analogous. adj. 1. similar or corresponding in some respect. 2. (Biology) biology (of organs and parts) having the same function but different evolutionary origin Compare homologous 4: the paddle of a whale and the fin of a fish are analogous. 3. (Linguistics) linguistics formed by analogy: an analogous plural.
Updated June 20, 2017. An analogy is a type of composition (or, more commonly, a part of an essay or speech) in which one idea, process, or thing is explained by comparing it to something else. Extended analogies are commonly used to make a complex process or idea easier to understand.