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analogue

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an·a·logue also an·a·log  (n-lôg, -lg)
n.
1. Something that bears an analogy to something else: Surimi is marketed as an analogue of crabmeat.
2. 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.
adj.
1. often analog Of, relating to, or being a device in which data are represented by continuously variable, measurable, physical quantities, such as length, width, voltage, or pressure.
2. often analog Computer Science Of or relating to an analog computer.

[French, analogous, analogue, from Medieval Latin analogus, from Greek analogos, proportionate; see analogous.]

analogue or US analog
Noun
1. a physical object or quantity used to measure or represent another quantity
2. something that is analogous to something else
Adjective
displaying information by means of a dial: analogue speedometers
USAGE: See at analog.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.analogueanalogue - something having the property of being analogous to something else
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.analogue - of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; "analogue device"; "linear amplifier"
electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
digital - of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits; "digital computer"
Translations
French analogue, analog [ˈænəlɔg] adj [watch, computer] → analogique
German analogue (US) analog [ˈænəlɔg] adj (watch, computer) → Analog-

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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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