Analog

Quick meaning: Analog is an adjective meaning Not relating to, or pre-dating, digital technology such as computers and the Internet; relating to real life.

Meaning

Not relating to, or pre-dating, digital technology such as computers and the Internet; relating to real life.

More Meanings

1. (countable) Something that bears an analogy to something else.
2. (of a device or system) In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).
3. (countable, biology) An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin.
4. (chemistry) A structural derivative of a parent compound that differs from it by only one or a few atoms or substituent groups; (usually, especially) such a molecule that retains most of the same chemical properties.

Example Sentences

an analog watch

an analog (paper) map

See also: convergent evolution

E-bikes have now become so popular that old-fashioned, human-powered ones are tagged as “analog” or “acoustic” bikes.

Word Forms

• analogue
• analogs

Synonyms for analog

Depending on context, synonyms include material, parallel, analogue, linear.

Antonyms for analog

Common opposites include digital, discrete.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include linear, parallel, analogue, simulation, modeling, mock-up.

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