Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In general, something having analogy to something else; an object having some agreement or correspondence in relations, functions, or structure with another object.
- noun Specifically In philology, a word corresponding with another; an analogous term.
- noun In zoology and botany, an animal or a plant corresponding in some special and essential attributes or relations to a member of another group or region, so that it is a representative or counterpart.
- noun In biology, an organ in one species or group having the same function as an organ of different structure and origin in another species or group.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing.
- noun (Philol.) A word in one language corresponding with one in another; an analogous term.”
- noun An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group.
- noun A species in one genus or group having its characters parallel, one by one, with those of another group.
- noun A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such species are often called
representative species , and such genera,representative genera .
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- adjective Alternative form of
analog . - noun Alternative form of
analog .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
- noun something having the property of being analogous to something else
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Examples
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The closest analogue is “mail room” or “stuffing envelopes.”
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Moth shares with Dean an interest in analogue – Travelogue, her ever-growing collection of photographs of spaces such as hotel lobbies, seaside resorts and deserted offices is shot entirely on film – and an affection for continental Europe: Dean left Britain for Berlin in 2000, Slade graduate Moth has lived in Paris, "on and off" for the past four years.
Meet the best new artists in Britain Kate Kellaway 2010
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A good analogue is the Bacha Bazi practised in Northern Pakistan and the increasingly lovely Afghanistan some of our best are dying to protect.
Policing Pledge Response Times – The Ugly Truth! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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The current analogue is if 2012 is better than 2011, not if 2012 is a ideal good economy (i.e., people will not be comparing 2012 to 1999, but to 2010/2011).
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Rumoured for a turn as the Bill analogue is Jim Carrey with Kate Hudson in the frame for the role of his mistress.
Kate Hudson Joining Jennifer Garner and Maybe Jim Carrey in Butter | /Film 2010
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The obvious contemporary analogue is the effort to use the Democratic party as a vehicle to both develop more intelligent policies in the war against terrorism and more decent policies towards gays and lesbians, as well as a hundred other good causes.
Balkinization 2007
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The closer analogue is the criminal ineptness of Tsar Nicholas II and his Generals in the Russo-Japanese War 1904-05.
War in Lebanon 2006
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The closer analogue is the criminal ineptness of Tsar Nicholas II and his Generals in the Russo-Japanese War 1904-05.
War in Lebanon 2006
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The closer analogue is the criminal ineptness of Tsar Nicholas II and his Generals in the Russo-Japanese War 1904-05.
War in Lebanon 2006
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Volt, Waid-World’s Black Lightning analogue, is funny, and he owes a serious debt to the now-evil Plutonian.
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Food products, derived from plants such as soybeans or wheat, which are made to taste like and resemble meat or dairy products. John Harvey Kellogg was a pioneer in the production and promotion of meat analogues.
November 26, 2008