ANALOGUE


Meaning of ANALOGUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ænəlɒg, AM -lɔ:g ]

( analogues)

Note: The spelling 'analog' is used in American English, and also in British English for meaning 2.

1.

If one thing is an analogue of another, it is similar in some way. ( FORMAL )

No model can ever be a perfect analogue of nature itself.

N-COUNT : oft N of n

2.

Analogue technology involves measuring, storing, or recording an infinitely variable amount of information by using physical quantities such as voltage.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

3.

An analogue watch or clock shows what it is measuring with a pointer on a dial rather than with a number display. Compare digital .

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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