analog

The definition of analog is something that has some common traits with something else.

(noun)

A burger made of soy is similar to a burger made of beef so it is an example of an analog.

Analog is defined as a watch that uses hands moving around the face of the watch to indicate time, rather than digital numbers.

(noun)

An example of analog is a watch where the big hand is on the 12 and the little hand on the 2.

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See analog in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. of a system of measurement in which a continuously varying value, as sound, temperature, etc., corresponds proportionally to another value, esp. a voltage
  2. of or by means of an analog computer
  3. of or having to do with transmission of a signal that varies continuously and analogously with the waveform of the voice or other source: analog TVs, telephones, and recordings
  4. using hands, dials, etc. to show numerical amounts, as on a clock

noun

analogue

See analog in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun & adj.
Variant of analogue.

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