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adj
Alternative spelling of analog.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
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noun
Something that bears an analogy to something else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
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
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noun
Alternative spelling of 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.”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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adjective
of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: analog, linear
Antonyms: digital
noun
something having the property of being analogous to something else
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: analog, parallel
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Broader terms: similarity
Narrower terms: echo
History
Equivalent to ana- (“functionally similar”) + -logue. See analog.
