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analogue sometimes US, analog [ˈænəˌlɒg] n
1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) a. a physical object or quantity, such as a pointer on a dial or a voltage, used to measure or represent another quantity b. (as modifier) analogue watch analogue recording 2. something analogous to something else 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology an analogous part or organ 4. (Chemistry) Chem a. an organic chemical compound related to another by substitution of hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups toluene is an analogue of benzene b. an organic compound that is similar in structure to another organic compound thiols are sulphur analogues of alcohols Usage: See at analog ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
analogue noun representation, picture, model, image, illustration, simulation, likeness, simulacrum No model can be a perfect analogue of nature itself. Translations analogue [ˈænəlɒg] (British) analog (US) adj [signal, cassette, recording] → analogique [watch, computer] → analogique analogue n → Gegenstück nt, → Parallele f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| So far as I am a judge this human bone is the analogue of the one which you hold in your hand. Two of the waders are rather smaller than the same species brought from other places: the swallow is also smaller, though it is doubtful whether or not it is distinct from its analogue. We might provisionally, though perhaps not quite correctly, define "memory" as that way of knowing about the past which has no analogue in our knowledge of the future; such a definition would at least serve to mark the problem with which we are concerned, though some expectations may deserve to rank with memory as regards immediacy. |
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