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analogue
or an·a·log
[ an-l-awg, -og ]
noun
- something having analogy to something else.
- Biology. an organ or part analogous to another.
- Chemistry. one of a group of chemical compounds similar in structure but different in respect to elemental composition.
- a food made from vegetable matter, especially soybeans, that has been processed to taste and look like another food, as meat or dairy, and is used as a substitute for it.
analogue
/ ˈænəˌlɒɡ /
noun
- a physical object or quantity, such as a pointer on a dial or a voltage, used to measure or represent another quantity
- ( as modifier )
analogue recording
analogue watch
- something analogous to something else
- biology an analogous part or organ
- chem
- an organic chemical compound related to another by substitution of hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups
toluene is an analogue of benzene
- an organic compound that is similar in structure to another organic compound
thiols are sulphur analogues of alcohols
- informal.a person who is afraid of using new technological devices Compare digital native digital immigrant
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It is in this latter sense, that it is the Analogue of the Bone.
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