analogue

analogue
I. noun or analog Etymology: French analogue, from analogue analogous, from Greek analogos Date: 1826 1. something that is analogous or similar to something else 2. an organ or part similar in function to an organ or part of another animal or plant but different in structure and origin 3. (usually analog) a chemical compound that is structurally similar to another but differs slightly in composition (as in the replacement of one atom by an atom of a different element or in the presence of a particular functional group) 4. a food product made by combining a less expensive food (as soybeans or whitefish) with additives to give the appearance and taste of a more expensive food (as beef or crab) II. chiefly British variant of analog

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  • analogue — [ analɔg ] adj. et n. m. • 1503; gr. analogos ♦ Qui présente une analogie (au sens cour. ou didact.).⇒ comparable, parent, semblable, similaire, voisin. « la vraie musique suggère des idées analogues dans des cerveaux différents » (Baudelaire). « …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • analogue — UK US (US USUALLY analog) /ˈænəlɒg/ adjective ► IT, COMMUNICATIONS using a system in which information, such as sound or images, is stored or sent in a continuously changing form, such as electrical signals, radio waves, or film: »analogue… …   Financial and business terms

  • Analogue — An a*logue (?; 115), n. [F. ?, fr. Gr. ?.] 1. That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing. [1913 Webster] The vexatious tyranny of the individual despot meets its analogue in the insolent tyranny of the many. I. Taylor.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • analogue — ANALOGUE. adj. des 2 g. Terme de Philosophie. Qui a de l analogie avec une autre chose. Le pied de l homme et le pied d une montagne sont des termes analogues. [b]f♛/b] On le fait quelquefois substantif. Les analogues. Ce sont deux analogues. Ce… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • analogue — (n.) 1826, an analogous thing, from Fr. analogue, from Gk. analogon (itself used in English from c.1810), from ana up to (see ANA (Cf. ana )) + logos account, ratio (see LECTURE (Cf. lecture) (n.)). Computing sense is recorded from 1946 …   Etymology dictionary

  • analogue — [an′ə lôg΄, an′əläg΄] n. [Fr analogue < L analogus: see ANALOGY] a thing or part that is analogous …   English World dictionary

  • analogue — analogue. См. аналог. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • analogue — index correlate, counterpart (complement) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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