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Meaning of 'analogue' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Analogue [ n.]
- That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing.
- A word in one language corresponding with one in another; an analogous term; as, the Latin "pater" is the analogue of the English "father."
- An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; as, the gill of a fish is the analogue of a lung in a quadruped, although the two are not of like structural relations.
- A species in one genus or group having its characters parallel, one by one, with those of another group.
- A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such species are often called representative species, and such genera, representative genera.

Meaning of 'analogue' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . analogue [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
Example in sentence:
  • analogue device;
  • linear amplifier

Nearby Words:

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