analog
IPA: ˈænʌɫɔg
noun
- (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 differs from it by only one or a few atoms or substituent groups; (usually, especially) such a molecule that retains most of the same chemical properties.
adjective
- (of a device or system) In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).
- Not relating to, or pre-dating, digital technology such as computers and the Internet; relating to real life.
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Examples of "analog" in Sentences
- That was the point of the analogy.
- Choose the analogy of your liking.
- I like the analogy of the dresser.
- Hence the analogy to the running gerbils.
- It needs to revamp the analogy of racism.
- In the analogy, Avon Barksdale is the king.
- The analogy is not the basis for the belief.
- It is analogous to the blat of the Soviet Union.
- By analogy, are there different types of anticyclones
- It is analogous to the retardation factor of chromatography.
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