analogue

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Related terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• analog (US)

[edit] Etymology

Greek άνά, "up to", + λόγος, "ratio".

[edit] Adjective

analogue (not comparable)

1. (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)

[edit] Antonyms

• digital

[edit] Derived terms

• analogue circuit
• analogue computer

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

analogue (plural analogues)

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

[edit] Related terms

• homologue
• analogy
• homology

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• analogous
• analogical