analog

See also: analóg and analōg

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Early 19th century; from French analogue, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos, “proportionate”), from ἀνά (aná, “up to”) + λόγος (lógos, “ratio”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæ.nə.lɒɡ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæ.nə.lɔɡ/
  • (US, cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæ.nə.lɑɡ/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Adjective

analog (not comparable)

  1. (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)

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Translations

Noun

analog (plural analogs)

  1. (countable) something that bears an analogy to something else
  2. (countable, biology) an organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin
  3. (chemistry) a structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element

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Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈanalok]

Noun

analog m

  1. analog, analogue (something that bears an analogy to something else)
    • 2007, Karel Riegel, Ekonomická psychologie‎:
      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 quote)
  2. (chemistry) analog, analogue (structural derivative of a parent compound)
    • 2006, Jaroslav Rybka, Diabetologie pro sestry‎:
      Prvním dlouze působícím inzulinovým analogem byl glargin připravený DNA-rekombinantní technologií.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

German

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
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Adjective

analog (not comparable)

  1. analogous
  2. analogue
  3. (colloquial) not computerised

Declension
Declension of analog
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
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

Synonyms
  • analogisch

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

analog (neuter singular analogt, definite singular and plural analoge)

  1. analogous
  2. analogue (UK) or analog (US)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

analog (neuter singular analogt, definite singular and plural analoge)

  1. analogous
  2. analog (US) or analogue (UK)

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Romanian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.naˈloɡ/

Adjective

analog m or n (feminine singular analoagă, masculine plural analogi, feminine and neuter plural analoage)

  1. analogue (represented by a continuously variable physical quantity)

Declension
declension of analog
singular plural
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

Etymology

ana- +‎ -log

Adjective

analog

  1. analogue

Declension
Inflection of analog
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular analog — —
Neuter singular analogt — —
Plural analoga — —
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.

Antonyms
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