All 7 Uses

analogy
in
The Andromeda Strain
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Leavitt himself suggested the analogy of the upper atmosphere and the depths of the sea as equally inhospitable environments, but equally viable.†
Chpt 12 *

analogy = a comparison of different things to point to a shared characteristic
But then once the amino acids were strung together, they began to twist and coil upon themselves; the analogy became closer to a snake than a train.†
Chpt 20
No one ever thought to consider whether the human brain, the most complex structure in the known universe, making fantastic demands on the human body in terms of nourishment and blood, was not analogous.†
Chpt 20

analogous = similar in some respect
Again, Polton had a simple analogy.†
Chpt 22

analogy = a comparison of different things to point to a shared characteristic
A rather unusual pair of analogies.†
Chpt 22

analogies = comparisons of different things to point to shared characteristics
He thought back to the city analogy, and the brain-cell analogy.†
Chpt 25

analogy = a comparison of different things to point to a shared characteristic
He thought back to the city analogy, and the brain-cell analogy.†
Chpt 25

Definitions:

(1) (analogy)
a comparison of different things to point to a shared characteristic

Analogies are typically used to explain something unfamiliar by comparing it to something that is simpler or more familiar. They are also used in argument to suggest that what is true for one situation is also true in the other.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)