analog

• analogue (mostly Commonwealth)

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

• (Received Pronunciation, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ə.lɒɡ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.əˌlɔɡ/, [ˈɛən.əˌlɔɡ]
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.əˌlɑɡ/, [ˈɛən.əˌlɑɡ]

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ə.lɔɡ/, /ˈæn.ə.lɒɡ/

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).

   an analog watch

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

   Synonym: material

   an analog (paper) map

   • 2022 January 30, Tish Harrison Warren, “Why Churches Should Drop Their Online Services”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     But for these digital natives, the stubborn analog wonders of skin, handshakes, hugs, bread and wine, faces, names and spontaneous conversation is part of what intrigued them and kept them going to church.

   • 2021 November 18, Kara Swisher, “The Prescience of 1970’s ‘Future Shock’”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     Not that I expect my children’s generation to be shocked by it all. Unlike my analog upbringing, they were born into a digital world.

   • 2021 September 15, Reeves Wiedeman, “Why Does Every Company Now Want to Be a Platform?”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN:

     But what, exactly, is a platform? In the analog world, a platform is where you catch a train or launch a rocket or give a speech — somewhere you go to do something else.

   • 2025 June 6, Catherine Pearson, “A New Way to Date: The Old-Fashioned Way”, in The New York Times‎^[4], →ISSN:

     Effective analog dating demands a similar commitment to strategizing, she said, and “if you have your phone in your face, or earbuds in your ears, you’re not going to meet anyone.”

• digital
• discrete

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.

   Coordinate terms: homolog, homologue

   See also: convergent evolution

3. (chemistry) 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.

   Hyponym: insulin analogue

• homolog
• homologue
• analogy
• homology
• superanalog

• analogetic
• analogical
• analogous

• → Irish: analóg

• Angola, Galano, agonal, lagona, Langao, Algona

• IPA^(key): [ˈanalok]

analog m inan

1. analog, analogue (something that bears an analogy to something else)
   • 2007, Karel Riegel, Ekonomická psychologie‎^[5]:

     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.

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2. (chemistry) analog, analogue (structural derivative of a parent compound)
   • 2006, Jaroslav Rybka, Diabetologie pro sestry‎^[6]:

     Prvním dlouze působícím inzulinovým analogem byl glargin připravený DNA-rekombinantní technologií.

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From Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos). Equivalent to ana- +‎ -log.

• IPA^(key): /anaˈloˀ/

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

1. analogue

   Synonyms: lignende, tilsvarende

2. analog

• analogi
• analogisk
• analogisere

• “analog” in Den Danske Ordbog

Borrowed from French analogue.

• IPA^(key): /anaˈloːk/

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analog (strong nominative masculine singular analoger, not comparable)

1. (formal) analogous

   Synonyms: ähnlich, vergleichbar, gleichartig

2. (physics, computing) analog

   Antonym: digital

3. (colloquial) analog, material (not electronic or computerised)

   Synonym: materiell

   Ich lese lieber ein anfassbares, analoges Buch als ein E-Book. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

• analogisch

• “analog (Adjektiv)” in Duden online
• “analog (Präposition)” in Duden online
• “analog” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From Dutch analoog, from French analogue or German analog, from Latin analogus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos).

• IPA^(key): [ˈanalok]
• Hyphenation: ana‧log

analog (comparative lebih analog, superlative paling analog)

1. (sciences, surveying) analogue, analog: 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. analogous: having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion (often followed by "to".)

analog (plural analog-analog)

1. (chemistry) 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

• “analog” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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

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

• “analog” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

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

• “analog” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos).^[1][2] First attested in the 19th century.^[3]

• IPA^(key): /aˈna.lɔk/

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• Rhymes: -alɔk
• Syllabification: a‧na‧log

analog m inan

1. analog (something that bears an analogy)

   Synonyms: (literary) analogon, odpowiednik

2. (chemistry) analog (structural derivative)

   analog insuliny ― analog of insulin

3. (colloquial, music) phonograph record

   Synonym: płyta

4. (colloquial, technology) any analog device

   Antonym: cyfra

• analog in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• analog in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• analog in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Borrowed from French analogue, from Latin analogus.

• IPA^(key): /a.naˈloɡ/

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

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

ana- +‎ -log

analog

1. analogue

• digital

• Angola