analog

English

Alternative forms

• analogue (Commonwealth)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈænəlɒɡ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈænəlɔːɡ/, /ˈænəlɑːɡ/

Etymology

Early 19th century; from French analogue, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (“proportionate”), from ἀνά (ana, “up to”) + λόγος (logos, “ratio”).

Adjective

analog (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)

Antonyms

• digital
• discrete

Derived terms

• analog circuit
• analog computer

Translations

represented by a continuously variable physical quantity

• Arabic: اَلْتَنَاظِرِيَّة (ar) (al-tanāziriyyah)
• Armenian: անալոգային (hy) (analogayin)
• Bulgarian: аналогов (bg) (analogov), непрекъснат (bg) (neprekǎsnat)
• Czech: analogový (cs) m
• Dutch: analoog (nl)
• Esperanto: analoga (eo)
• Finnish: analoginen (fi)
• French: analogique (fr)
• German: analog (de)
• Greek: αναλογικός (el) (analogikós) m
• Hebrew: אָנָלוֹגִי m
• Hungarian: analóg (hu)

• Icelandic: Hliðrænt (is)
• Italian: analogico (it)
• Japanese: アナログ (ja) (anarogu)
• Korean: 아날로그 (ko)
• Norwegian: analog (no)
• Polish: analogowy (pl) m
• Portuguese: analógico (pt)
• Romanian: analog (ro), analogic (ro)
• Russian: аналоговый (ru) (analogovyj) m
• Swahili: Mfano (sw)
• Swedish: analog (sv)
• Turkish: analog (tr)

Noun

analog (plural analogs)

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

Related terms

• homolog
• analogy
• homology
• superanalog

Translations

something that bears an analogy

• Armenian: նմանակ (hy) (nmanak)
• Bulgarian: аналог (bg) (analog)
• Finnish: vertaus (fi), analogia (fi)
• German: Analogon n

• Greek: ανάλογος (el) (análogos) m
• Portuguese: análogo (pt) m
• Russian: аналог (ru) (análog) m

organ or structure

• Finnish: samatoimintainen (fi) elin (fi)

• Russian: аналог (ru) (análog) m

structural derivative

• Bulgarian: аналог (bg) (analog)

• Russian: аналог (ru) (análog) m

Related terms

• analogous
• analogical

Anagrams

• agonal
• Angola

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Czech

Noun

analog m

1. analog, analogue (something that bears an analogy to something else)
   • 2007, Karel Riegel, Ekonomická psychologie^[1]:

     Průmyslová výroba, industriální věk již těží ze zdroje, kterému se nešťastně říká "lidská pracovní síla". Je napojena na cyklus, v němž se člověk stává analogem přírodní síly a oživuje soustavu strojů.

2. (chemistry) analog, analogue (structural derivative of a parent compound)
   • 2006, Jaroslav Rybka, Diabetologie pro sestry^[2]:

     Prvním dlouze působícím inzulinovým analogem byl glargin připravený DNA-rekombinantní technologií.

Related terms

• analogický
• analogie

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German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Austria)

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Adjective

analog (not comparable)

1. analogous
2. analogue

Declension

    Declension of analog

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist analog	sie ist analog	es ist analog	sie sind analog
strong declension (without article)	nominative	analoger	analoge	analoges	analoge
	genitive	analogen	analoger	analogen	analoger
	dative	analogem	analoger	analogem	analogen
	accusative	analogen	analoge	analoges	analoge
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der analoge	die analoge	das analoge	die analogen
	genitive	des analogen	der analogen	des analogen	der analogen
	dative	dem analogen	der analogen	dem analogen	den analogen
	accusative	den analogen	die analoge	das analoge	die analogen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein analoger	eine analoge	ein analoges	(keine) analogen
	genitive	eines analogen	einer analogen	eines analogen	(keiner) analogen
	dative	einem analogen	einer analogen	einem analogen	(keinen) analogen
	accusative	einen analogen	eine analoge	ein analoges	(keine) analogen

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Romanian

Adjective

analog

1. analogue (represented by a continuously variable physical quantity)

This Romanian entry was created from the translations listed at analogue. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see analog in the Romanian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009

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Swedish

Etymology

ana- + -log

Adjective

analog

1. analogue

Declension

Declension of analog

Inflections of analog
Indefinite singular	Common	analog
	Neuter	analogt
Definite singular	Masc.	analoge
	All	analoga
Plural		analoga

Antonyms

• digital