noun🔗Share類似物, アナログSomething that bears an analogy to something else"The human heart is often considered an analogue to a pump, circulating blood throughout the body. "人間の心臓は、体全体に血液を循環させるポンプの類似物とよく考えられています。sciencetechnologyphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share類似物An 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. "鳥の翼と蝶の翼は類似物です。どちらの構造も飛行を可能にしますが、別々に進化しました。organismbiologyanatomysciencestructurefunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share類似体、アナログA 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. "その新しい薬は、副作用を減らすために1つの分子基だけが異なる、既存の薬の類似体です。chemistrycompoundsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Shareアナログ(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. "祖父は、数字だけが表示されるデジタル時計よりも、針のあるアナログ時計をまだ好みます。technologyelectronicsphysicssystemdevicemachinetechnicalsciencetimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
