analog
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[edit] English
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- analogue (Commonwealth English)
[edit] Etymology
Greek άνά, "up to", + λόγος, "ratio".
[edit] Adjective
analog (not comparable)
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Positive |
Superlative |
- (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)
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represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
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[edit] Noun
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Singular |
Plural |
analog (plural analogs)
- (countable) something that bears an analogy to something else
- (countable, biology) an organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin
- (chemistry) a structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element
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something that bears an analogy
organ or structure
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structural derivative
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[edit] German
[edit] Adjective
analog (not comparable)
[edit] Romanian
[edit] Adjective
analog
- analogue (represented by a continuously variable physical quantity)
This Romanian entry was created from the translations listed at analogue. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see analog in the Romanian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Adjective
| Inflections of analog |
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| Indefinite singular |
Common | analog |
| Neuter | analogt | |
| Definite singular |
Masc. | analoge |
| All | analoga | |
| Plural | analoga | |
