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- [an-l-awg, -og]
- /ˈæn lˌɔg, -ˌɒg/
- /ˈæn.ə.lɒɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [an-l-awg, -og]
- /ˈæn lˌɔg, -ˌɒg/
Definitions of analog word
- adjective analog Analog technology involves measuring, storing, or recording an infinitely variable amount of information by using physical quantities such as voltage. 3
- adjective analog An analog watch or clock shows what it is measuring with a pointer on a dial rather than with a number display. Compare digital. 3
- countable noun analog If one thing is an analog of another, it is similar in some way. 3
- adjective analog of a system of measurement in which a continuously varying value, as sound, temperature, etc., corresponds proportionally to another value, esp. a voltage 3
- adjective analog of or by means of an analog computer 3
- adjective analog of or having to do with transmission of a signal that varies continuously and analogously with the waveform of the voice or other source 3
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Origin of analog
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; < French < Greek análogon, neuter of análogos analogous; replacing earlier analogon < Greek
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Parts of speech for Analog
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analog popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
analog usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for analog
noun analog
- clone — If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
- calculator — A calculator is a small electronic device that you use for making mathematical calculations.
- adding machine — a mechanical device, operated manually or electrically, for adding and often subtracting, multiplying, and dividing
- number cruncher — a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations, as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
Antonyms for analog
noun analog
- foe — a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe.
- opponent — a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
- stranger — French L'Étranger. a novel (1942) by Albert Camus.
- antagonist — Your antagonist is your opponent or enemy.
- detractor — The detractors of a person or thing are people who criticize that person or thing.
adjective analog
- cyber — Of, relating to, or characteristic of the culture of computers, information technology, and virtual reality.
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