noun🔗ShareSomething that bears an analogy to something else"The human heart is often considered an analogue to a pump, circulating blood throughout the body. "sciencetechnologyphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin"A bird's wing and a butterfly's wing are an analogue; both structures allow for flight, but they evolved separately. "organismbiologyanatomysciencestructurefunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element"That new medication is an analogue of a previously existing drug, differing only in one molecular group to reduce side effects. "chemistrycompoundsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(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)"My grandfather still prefers his analogue watch with hands over a digital one that shows only numbers. "technologyelectronicsphysicssystemdevicemachinetechnicalsciencetimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
