Analogue

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  • noun & adjective. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing.
  • noun. A word in one language corresponding with one in another; an analogous term.”
  • noun. undefined
  • 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Alternative form of analog.
  • noun. Alternative form of analog.
  • 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
  • Word Usage
    "The closest analogue is “mail room” or “stuffing envelopes.”"
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