adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
an analog watch
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Not relating to, or pre-dating, digital technology such as computers and the Internet; relating to real life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
an analog (paper) map
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: material
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Something that bears an analogy to something else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
Examples
See also: convergent evolution
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
analogue device
linear amplifier
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: analogue, linear
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
something having the property of being analogous to something else
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: analogue, parallel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: similarity
Narrower terms: echo
History
Etymology
First attested in the early 19th century; from French analogue, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos, “proportionate”), from ἀνά (aná, “up to”) + λόγος (lógos, “ratio”). Equivalent to ana- (“functionally similar”) + -log.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَنَاظِرِيَّة
(tanāẓiriyya)
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Arabic:
أنالوج
(analōg)
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Armenian:
անալոգային
(analogayin)
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Bulgarian:
аналогов
(analogov)
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Bulgarian:
непрекъснат
(neprekǎsnat)
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Chinese Cantonese:
模擬 /模拟
(mou4 ji5)
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Chinese Mandarin:
模擬 /模拟
(mónǐ)
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Chinese Mandarin:
類比 /类比
(lèibǐ)
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Czech:
analogový
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Czech:
spojitý
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Dutch:
analoog
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Esperanto:
analoga
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Finnish:
analoginen
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
French:
analogique
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
German:
analog
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Greek:
αναλογικός
(analogikós)
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Hebrew:
אָנָלוֹגִי
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Hungarian:
analóg
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Icelandic:
hliðrænt
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Indonesian:
analog
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Irish:
analógach
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Italian:
analogico
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Japanese:
アナログ
(anarogu)
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Kazakh:
аналогты
(analogty)
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Korean:
아날로그
(anallogeu)
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Norwegian:
analog
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Polish:
analogowy
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Portuguese:
analógico
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Romanian:
analog
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Romanian:
analogic
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Russian:
ана́логовый
(análogovyj)
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Slovak:
analógový
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Slovene:
analogen
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Spanish:
analógico
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Swahili:
Mfano
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Swedish:
analog
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Turkish:
analog
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Vietnamese:
tương tự
— represented by a continuously variable physical quantity
Armenian:
նմանակ
(nmanak)
— something that bears an analogy
Bulgarian:
аналог
(analog)
— something that bears an analogy
Czech:
obdoba
— something that bears an analogy
Finnish:
vertaus
— something that bears an analogy
Finnish:
analogia
— something that bears an analogy
German:
Analogon
— something that bears an analogy
Greek:
ανάλογος
(análogos)
— something that bears an analogy
Hungarian:
analogon
— something that bears an analogy
Irish:
analóg
— something that bears an analogy
Livonian:
analōg
— something that bears an analogy
Polish:
analog
— something that bears an analogy
Portuguese:
análogo
— something that bears an analogy
Russian:
ана́лог
(análog)
— something that bears an analogy
Slovak:
analóg
— something that bears an analogy
Swedish:
motsvarighet
— something that bears an analogy
Finnish:
samatoimintainen elin
— organ or structure