analog

an·a·log  (n-lôg, -lg)

n. & adj.

Variant of analogue.

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analog

Noun

US & computers same as analogue

USAGE: The spelling analog is a US variant of analogue in all its senses, and is also the generally preferred spelling in the computer industry.

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analog or analogue  (n-lôg)

Adjective

Measuring or representing data by means of one or more physical properties that can express any value along a continuous scale. For example, the position of the hands of a clock is an analog representation of time. Compare digital.

Noun

1. An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin. The wings of birds and the wings of insects are analogs.

2. A chemical compound that has a similar structure and similar chemical properties to those of another compound, but differs from it by a single element or group. The antibiotic amoxicillin, for example, is an analog of penicillin, differing from the latter by the addition of an amino group. Compare homologue.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	analog - something having the property of being analogous to something else analogue, parallel similarity - the quality of being similar echo - a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.; "his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"; "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man"
Adj.	1.	analog - of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; "analogue device"; "linear amplifier" analogue, linear electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices

Translations

analog, analogue [ˈænəlɔg] adj [watch, computer] → analogico/a