Complete Definition of "analogue"

English

Alternative spellings
analog (US)

Etymology
Greek άνά, "up to", + λ�γο�, "ratio".

Adjective
en-adj-notcomp

  1. notcomparable (Of a device or system) in which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial)

Antonyms
digital

Translations
trans-top|being represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Czech: analogový m
Dutch: analoog, analoge
Finnish: analoginen
German: analog#German|analog
Greek: (analogos)
Hebrew: �ָנָ��ֹ�ִ� m
Hungarian: analóg
Icelandic: Hliðrænt
Italian: analogico
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Portuguese: analógico
Swedish: analog#Swedish|analog
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Derived terms
analogue circuit
analogue computer

Noun
en-noun

  1. countable Something that bears an analogy to something else.
  2. countable (Biology) An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin.
  3. chemistry A structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element.

Translations
trans-top|something that bears an analogy
German: Analogon n
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Portuguese: análogo m
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trans-top|organ or structure
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trans-top|structural derivative
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