analog
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- analogue (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
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
- (chemistry) a structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element
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DescendantsEdit
- → Irish: analóg
TranslationsEdit
something that bears an analogy
organ or structure
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structural derivative
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AnagramsEdit
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
analog m
- 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.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- (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.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
analog (not comparable)
- (formal) analogous
- Synonyms: ähnlich, vergleichbar, gleichartig
- (physics, computing) analog
- Antonym: digital
- (colloquial) 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
Declension of analog
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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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 |
SynonymsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “analog” in Duden online
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
From French analogue, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
analog m inan
- analog (something that bears an analogy)
- (chemistry) analog (structural derivative)
- (colloquial, music) phonograph record
DeclensionEdit
declension of analog
Derived termsEdit
- (adjective) analogowy
Related termsEdit
- (adverb) analogowo
Further readingEdit
- analog in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- analog in Polish dictionaries at PWN
RomanianEdit
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 | ||||||
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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 | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | analog | — | — |
Neuter singular | analogt | — | — |
Plural | analoga | — | — |
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. |