analog

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) 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).
2. (not-comparable) Not relating to, or pre-dating, digital technology such as computers and the Internet; relating to real life.

Noun

1. (countable) Something that bears an analogy to something else.
2. (countable) An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin.
3. 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.

Concepts

analogique

analogue

linéaire

parallèle

parallélisme

Synonymes

analogue

analogous

analogy

linear

parallel

analogical

mate

🧉

mimesis

mimetic

mock

parallelism

parity

propinquity

reply

resemblance

similar

similarity

similarly

simile

simulate

simulating

simulation

simulative

analogic

mimical

counterpart

imitation

like

likeness

match

Traductions

analoog

analogico

analógico

analógico

analog

análogo

analog

análogo

analògic

correspondente

αναλογικό

Analog-

αναλογικός

analogo

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈæ.nə.lɒɡ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.