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analogues

/ˈænəlɔːɡz/ /ˈænəlɑːɡz/

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noun

類似物, アナログ

Something that bears an analogy to something else

Examples :

""Modern smartphones, with their ability to access information and connect people globally, are close analogues to the science fiction communicators of the past." "

情報を入手し、世界中で人々を繋ぐ能力を持つ現代のスマートフォンは、過去のSF通信機と近い類似物です。

theory science philosophy

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noun

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

Examples :

""While bird wings and insect wings both allow for flight, they are considered analogues because they developed independently and don't share a recent common ancestor in their evolutionary history." "

鳥の翼と昆虫の翼はどちらも飛行を可能にするが、それらは独立して発達し、進化の歴史において最近の共通祖先を共有していないため、類似物と見なされます。

biology anatomy organism organ science physiology

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noun

類似体、アナログ

A structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element

Examples :

"Many cough medicines work because they contain analogues of natural compounds that soothe the throat. "

多くの咳止め薬は、喉を落ち着かせる天然化合物の類似体を含んでいるため効果があります。

chemistry biochemistry compound structure