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analogue

or an·a·log

[ an-l-awg, -og ]

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noun

something having analogy to something else.
Biology. an organ or part analogous to another.
Chemistry. one of a group of chemical compounds similar in structure but different in respect to elemental composition.
a food made from vegetable matter, especially soybeans, that has been processed to taste and look like another food, as meat or dairy, and is used as a substitute for it.

analogue

/ ˈænəˌlɒɡ /

noun

1. a physical object or quantity, such as a pointer on a dial or a voltage, used to measure or represent another quantity
2. ( as modifier )
  analogue recording
  analogue watch
something analogous to something else
biology an analogous part or organ
chem
1. an organic chemical compound related to another by substitution of hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups
  toluene is an analogue of benzene
2. an organic compound that is similar in structure to another organic compound
  thiols are sulphur analogues of alcohols
informal.
a person who is afraid of using new technological devices Compare digital native digital immigrant

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Usage

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Word History and Origins

Origin of analogue¹

1820–30; < French < Greek análogon, neuter of análogos analogous; replacing earlier analogon < Greek

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Example Sentences

Reform Party, Britain’s closest thing to a Trump analogue, over a minor doctrinal dispute that isn’t worth exploring here.

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Schlotman also noted how the shops and restaurants along Cincinnati’s Race Street could be an analogue to the experience of Park City’s Main Street.

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That version of the car-jacking video game is set in fictional Los Santos, an L.A. analogue where even the good guys have weapons and a nihilistic streak — the vengeful Prince of Denmark fits right in.

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Accusing them of cutting £1.3bn in funding for "Britain's first next-generation supercomputer and AI research", shadow science secretary Alan Mak said Labour was "delivering analogue government in a digital age".

From BBC

The couple also organise "photo walks" in which a group of people get together in Antigua, the old centre of Guatemala City, to take pictures and experiment with old analogue cameras.

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Related Words

analog

analog recording analogue clock

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