analog

analog

See also: analóg and analōg

English

Alternative forms

• analogue (mostly Commonwealth)

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).

   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, ISSN 0362-4331:

     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, ISSN 0362-4331:

     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, ISSN 0362-4331:

     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.

Antonyms

• digital
• discrete

Derived terms

• analog circuit
• analog clock
• analog computer
• analog hole
• analog meter
• analog signal
• analog stick
• analog television
• analog-to-digital converter
• analog watch
• digital-to-analog converter
• q-analog
• time stretch analog-to-digital converter

 

Translations

represented by a continuously variable physical quantity

Arabic: تَنَاظِرِيَّة‎ (tanāẓiriyya) Armenian: անալոգային (analogayin) Bulgarian: аналогов (analogov), непрекъснат (bg) (neprekǎsnat) Chinese: Cantonese: 模擬, 模拟 (mou4 ji5) Mandarin: 模擬／模拟 (zh) (mónǐ) (PRC, Singapore), 類比／类比 (zh) (lèibǐ) (Taiwan) Czech: analogový m Dutch: analoog (nl) Esperanto: analoga (eo) Finnish: analoginen (fi) French: analogique (fr) German: analog (de) Greek: αναλογικός (el) m (analogikós) Hebrew: אָנָלוֹגִי‎ m Hungarian: analóg (hu) Icelandic: hliðrænt Irish: analógach Italian: analogico (it) Japanese: アナログ (anarogu) Kazakh: аналогты (analogty) Korean: 아날로그 (ko) (anallogeu) Norwegian: analog Polish: analogowy (pl) m Portuguese: analógico (pt) Romanian: analog (ro), analogic (ro) Russian: ана́логовый (ru) m (análogovyj) Slovene: analogen Spanish: analógico (es) Swahili: Mfano Swedish: analog (sv) Thai: please add this translation if you can Turkish: analog (tr) Vietnamese: tương tự (vi)

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.

   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

Related terms

• homolog
• homologue
• analogy
• homology
• superanalog

Related terms

• analogetic
• analogical
• analogous

Descendants

• → Irish: analóg

Translations

something that bears an analogy

Armenian: նմանակ (hy) (nmanak) Bulgarian: аналог (bg) (analog) Czech: obdoba (cs) f Finnish: vertaus (fi), analogia (fi) German: Analogon (de) n Greek: ανάλογος (el) m (análogos) Hungarian: analogon Irish: analóg f Livonian: analōg Polish: analog (pl) m Portuguese: análogo (pt) m Russian: ана́лог (ru) m (análog) Swedish: motsvarighet (sv) c

organ or structure

Finnish: samatoimintainen elin Russian: ана́лог (ru) m (análog)

structural derivative

Bulgarian: аналог (bg) (analog) Finnish: analogia (fi) French: analogue (fr) Italian: analogo (it) Polish: analog (pl) m Portuguese: análogo (pt) Russian: ана́лог (ru) m (análog) Spanish: análogo (es) Swedish: analog (sv)

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Irish: (please verify) analóg f

Anagrams

• Algona, Angola, Langao, agonal

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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)

Related terms

• analogický
• analogie

 

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anaˈloˀ/

Adjective

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

1. analogue
2. analog

Inflection

Inflection of analog
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	analog	—	—2
Neuter singular	analogt	—	—2
Plural	analoge	—	—2
Definite attributive1	analoge	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

• “analog” in Den Danske Ordbog

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French analogue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anaˈloːk/

• Audio (Austria)

  (file)

• Audio

  (file)

Adjective

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)

Declension

Positive forms of analog (uncomparable)

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

Further reading

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

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Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

analog

1. 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".)

Noun

analog (first-person possessive analogku, second-person possessive analogmu, third-person possessive analognya)

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.

Related terms

• analogi

 

Further reading

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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

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

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

References

• “analog” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

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

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

References

• “analog” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈna.lɔk/

• Audio

  (file)

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

Noun

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

Declension

Declension of analog

	singular	plural
nominative	analog	analogi
genitive	analogu	analogów
dative	analogowi	analogom
accusative	analog	analogi
instrumental	analogiem	analogami
locative	analogu	analogach
vocative	analogu	analogi

Derived terms

adjective

• analogowy

 

adverb

• analogowo

 

Related terms

adjective

• analogiczny

 

adverb

• analogicznie

 

nouns

• analogat
• analogia
• analogiczność
• analogizm
• analogon

 

verb

• analogizować

 

References

1. Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
2. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “analog”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
3. J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “analog”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 34

• Pęzik, Piotr; Przepiórkowski, A.; Bańko, M.; Górski, R.; Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, B (2012) Wyszukiwarka PELCRA dla danych NKJP. Narodowy Korpus Języka Polskiego [National Polish Language Corpus, PELCRA search engine]‎, Wydawnictwo PWN

Further reading

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

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Romanian

Etymology

From French analogue, from Latin analogus.

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

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Swedish

Etymology

ana- +‎ -log

Adjective

analog

1. analogue

Declension

Inflection of analog
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	analog	—	—
Neuter singular	analogt	—	—
Plural	analoga	—	—
Masculine plural3	analoge	—	—
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. 3) Dated or archaic

Antonyms

• digital

Anagrams

• Angola