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an⋅a⋅log

  [an-l-awg, -og]
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–noun
1. analogue.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to a mechanism that represents data by measurement of a continuous physical variable, as voltage or pressure.

an⋅a⋅logue

  [an-l-awg, -og]
–noun
1. something having analogy to something else.
2. Biology. an organ or part analogous to another.
3. Chemistry. one of a group of chemical compounds similar in structure but different in respect to elemental composition.
4. a food made from vegetable matter, esp. soybeans, that has been processed to taste and look like another food, as meat or dairy, and is used as a substitute for it.
Also, analog.

Origin:
1820–30; < F < Gk análogon, neut. of análogos analogous; r. earlier analogon < Gk
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an·a·log   (ān'ə-lôg', -lŏg')   
n.   & adj.
Variant of analogue.
an·a·logue also an·a·log   (ān'ə-lôg', -lŏg')   
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.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: an·a·logue
Variant: or an·a·log /'an-&l-"og, -"äg/
Function: noun
1 : something that is analogous or similar to something else
2 : an organ similar in function to an organ of another animal or plant but different in structure and origin
3 usually analog : a chemical compound that is structurally similar to another but differs slightly in composition (as in the replacement of one atom by an atom of a different elementor in the presence of a particular functional group)
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Medical Dictionary

analogue an·a·logue or an·a·log (ān'ə-lôg')
n.

  1. An organ or structure similar in function to one in another species but of dissimilar evolutionary origin.

  2. A structural derivative of a parent chemical compound that often differs from it by a single element.

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Science Dictionary
analog or analogue   (ān'ə-lôg')  Pronunciation Key 
Adjective   Measuring or representing data by means of one or more physical properties that can express any value along a continuous scale. For example, the position of the hands of a clock is an analog representation of time. Compare digital.

Noun  

  1. An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin. The wings of birds and the wings of insects are analogs.

  2. A chemical compound that has a similar structure and similar chemical properties to those of another compound, but differs from it by a single element or group. The antibiotic amoxicillin, for example, is an analog of penicillin, differing from the latter by the addition of an amino group. Compare homologue.


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Computing Dictionary

analog spelling
American spelling of analogue.
(1995-11-14)

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