analogue
2 of 2chiefly British spelling of analog
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Analogue is a handy word for something that is similar to something else in design, origin, use, etc., as in “tofu is a meat analogue.” Like its relations analogy and analogous, it traces back ultimately to the Greek word lógos, meaning “word,” “speech,” “relation,” “correspondence,” and “proportion.” Not to get too meta about analogue, but the nouns analogue and analog are themselves analogues (or, ahem, analogs) of one another: they differ only in spelling, though the analogue spelling is more common except in contexts related to chemistry. The pair also function as adjectives—as in “an analog watch” or “analog recording”—but in that case the shorter form is preferred except by those who use British English.
Examples of analogue in a Sentence
Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
One prominent interior element from the Navigator did not find an analogue in the design of the home: its giant LCD instrument panel, which literally spans the width of the dashboard from one end of the cabin to the other.
—Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 16 Aug. 2024
Flashback: There is a useful historical analogue to the situation.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
The attack, dystopian in its style and scale, blindsided the group that had opted for analogue technologies after forgoing cell phones to avoid Israeli infiltration.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Analogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analogue. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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