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analogue definition

ana·logue (an′ə lôg′, -läg′)

noun

a thing or part that is analogous

Etymology: Fr analogue < L analogus: see analogy

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analogue Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • long-acting: Insulin detemir is a soluble, long-acting basal insulin analog with a prolonged duration of effect.

Adjective modifier

  • bbsrc-approved: Grants are open to UK universities and BBSRC-approved academic analogs.

Modifies a noun

  • switch-off: We see no reason why the license fee payer should fund analog switch-off.

Noun used with modifier

  • nucleoside: Abacavir is a nucleoside analog that is very potent against HIV.
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Let us draw an arrow arbitrarily. If as we follow the arrow we find more and more of the random element in the world, then the arrow is pointing towards the future; if therandomelement decreasesthearrow pointstowards the past† I shall usethe phrase'time's arrow'to express this one-way property of time which has no analogue in space.

-Eddington, SirArthur Stanley

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