analog
Something that bears an analogy to something elseSomething that bears an analogy to something else.
» Which kind of watch do you prefer, digital or analog?
Was für eine Uhr ziehst du vor, eine digitale oder eine analoge?
Яким годинникам ти надаєш перевагу, цифровим чи аналоговим?
Meaning
3 senses(countable)Something that bears an analogy to something else.
Analogon
ана́логanálog
something having the property of being analogous to something else
(countable)An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin.
See also: convergent evolution
ана́логanálog
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.
ана́логanálog
Examples
9 sentencesWhich kind of watch do you prefer, digital or analog?
Яким годинникам ти надаєш перевагу, цифровим чи аналоговим?
deWas für eine Uhr ziehst du vor, eine digitale oder eine analoge?
I prefer digital clocks to analog.
I prefer digital clocks to analog ones.
ruЯ предпочитаю цифровые часы стрелочным.
I prefer digital watches to analog ones.
Nowadays, many children can't tell time on analog clocks.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in the early 19th century; from French analogue, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλογοFirst 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.
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