analog
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- analogue (mostly Commonwealth)
Etymology edit
Early 19th century; from French analogue, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos, “proportionate”), from ἀνά (aná, “up to”) + λόγος (lógos, “ratio”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæ.nə.lɒɡ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæ.nə.lɔɡ/
- (US, cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæ.nə.lɑɡ/
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Adjective edit
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.
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Noun edit
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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- → Irish: analóg
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Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (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 quotation)
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This noun needs an inflection-table template.
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Danish edit
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Adjective edit
analog (neuter analogt, plural and definite singular attributive analoge)
Inflection edit
Inflection of analog | |||
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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. |
References edit
- “analog” in Den Danske Ordbog
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French analogue.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
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)
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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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 |
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Further reading edit
- “analog (Adjektiv)” in Duden online
- “analog (Präposition)” in Duden online
- “analog” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch analoog, from French analogue or German analog, from Latin analogus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
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".)
Noun edit
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 reading edit
- “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 Bokmål edit
Adjective edit
analog (neuter singular analogt, definite singular and plural analoge)
References edit
- “analog” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Adjective edit
analog (neuter singular analogt, definite singular and plural analoge)
References edit
- “analog” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos).[1][2] First attested in the 19th century.[3]
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Noun edit
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
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References edit
- ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “analog”, in 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
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French analogue, from Latin analogus.
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Adjective edit
analog m or n (feminine singular analoagă, masculine plural analogi, feminine and neuter plural analoage)
- analogue (represented by a continuously variable physical quantity)
Declension edit
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 |
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
analog
Declension edit
Inflection of analog | |||
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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 |