analogue
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analogue
Where it comes from
Equivalent to ana- (“functionally similar”) + -logue. See analog.
adjective
- Alternative spelling of analog "But if so, why do you see so many young children on steam trains - apart, that is, from being dragged along by their fathers, or grandfathers? "I think they enjoy them because they are simply so different, so mechanical, so hot, oily and clanky, so dirty, so 'analogue' in a digital world. They are
noun analogues
- Something that bears an analogy to something else.
- An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin. See also: convergent evolution
- Alternative spelling of analog (“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.”)
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: analog, parallel, linear, modelling, akin, video, converter, simulation, corresponding, mock-up, similar, analogous, comparable, equivalent, analogy, simulated
Talk about this word "analogue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/analogue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. analogue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/analogue "analogue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/analogue.Cite this
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title = {analogue},
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