analog
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- analogue (mostly Commonwealth)
EtymologyEdit
Early 19th century; from French analogue, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos, “proportionate”), from ἀνά (aná, “up to”) + λόγος (lógos, “ratio”).
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæ.nə.lɒɡ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæ.nə.lɔɡ/
- (US, cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæ.nə.lɑɡ/
Audio (US) (file)
AdjectiveEdit
analog (not comparable)
- (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).
- an analog watch
- Not relating to, or pre-dating, digital technology such as computers and the Internet; relating to real life.
- Synonym: material
- an analog (paper) map
- 2022 January 30, Tish Harrison Warren, “Why Churches Should Drop Their Online Services”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- But for these digital natives, the stubborn analog wonders of skin, handshakes, hugs, bread and wine, faces, names and spontaneous conversation is part of what intrigued them and kept them going to church.
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
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NounEdit
analog (plural analogs)
- (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.
- Coordinate terms: homolog, homologue
- See also: convergent evolution
- (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.
- Hyponym: insulin analogue
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DescendantsEdit
- → Irish: analóg
TranslationsEdit
something that bears an analogy
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organ or structure
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structural derivative
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AnagramsEdit
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
analog m inan
- analog, analogue (something that bears an analogy to something else)
- 2007, Karel Riegel, Ekonomická psychologie[4]:
- 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.
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- (chemistry) analog, analogue (structural derivative of a parent compound)
- 2006, Jaroslav Rybka, Diabetologie pro sestry[5]:
- Prvním dlouze působícím inzulinovým analogem byl glargin připravený DNA-rekombinantní technologií.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
DeclensionEdit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
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DanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
analog (neuter analogt, plural and definite singular attributive analoge)
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of analog | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | analog | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | analogt | — | —2 |
| Plural | analoge | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | analoge | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
ReferencesEdit
- “analog” in Den Danske Ordbog
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French analogue.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
analog (strong nominative masculine singular analoger, not comparable)
- (formal) analogous
- Synonyms: ähnlich, vergleichbar, gleichartig
- (physics, computing) analog
- Antonym: digital
- (colloquial) analog, material (not electronic or computerised)
- Synonym: materiell
- Ich lese lieber ein anfassbares, analoges Buch als ein E-Book. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
DeclensionEdit
Positive forms of analog (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| 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 | |
SynonymsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “analog (Adjektiv)” in Duden online
- “analog (Präposition)” in Duden online
- “analog” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch analoog, from French analogue or German analog, from Latin analogus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
analog
- analogue, analog: 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).
- analogous: having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion (often followed by "to".)
NounEdit
analog (first-person possessive analogku, second-person possessive analogmu, third-person possessive analognya)
- (chemistry) 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.
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Further readingEdit
- “analog” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian BokmålEdit
AdjectiveEdit
analog (neuter singular analogt, definite singular and plural analoge)
ReferencesEdit
- “analog” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
AdjectiveEdit
analog (neuter singular analogt, definite singular and plural analoge)
ReferencesEdit
- “analog” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos).[1][2] First attested in the 19th century.[3]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
analog m inan
- analog (something that bears an analogy)
- Synonyms: (literary) analogon, odpowiednik
- (chemistry) analog (structural derivative)
- analog insuliny ― analog of insulin
- (colloquial, music) phonograph record
- Synonym: płyta
- (colloquial, technology) any analog device
- Antonym: cyfra
DeclensionEdit
Declension of analog
Derived termsEdit
adjective
adverb
Related termsEdit
adjective
adverb
nouns
verb
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “analog”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- ^ J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “analog”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 34
- Pęzik, Piotr; Przepiórkowski, A.; Bańko, M.; Górski, R.; Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, B (2012) Wyszukiwarka PELCRA dla danych NKJP. Narodowy Korpus Języka Polskiego [National Polish Language Corpus, PELCRA search engine][6], Wydawnictwo PWN
Further readingEdit
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French analogue, from Latin analogus.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
analog m or n (feminine singular analoagă, masculine plural analogi, feminine and neuter plural analoage)
- analogue (represented by a continuously variable physical quantity)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of analog
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | analog | analoagă | analogi | analoage | ||
| definite | analogul | analoaga | analogii | analoagele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | analog | analoage | analogi | analoage | ||
| definite | analogului | analoagei | analogilor | analoagelor | |||
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
analog
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of analog | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | analog | — | — |
| Neuter singular | analogt | — | — |
| Plural | analoga | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | analoge | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | analoge | — | — |
| All | analoga | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||