What does "analogue" mean?

Something that bears an analogy to something else.

What is a synonym for "analogue"?

Common synonyms include: ally, alter ego, analog, analog, analogon, associate.

adj, noun

adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

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Something that bears an analogy to something else. countable
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something having the property of being analogous to something else wordnet
3
An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin. countable
"See also: convergent evolution"
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Alternative spelling of analog (“A structural derivative of a parent compound that differs from it by only one or a few atoms or substituent groups; (usually, especially) such a molecule that retains most of the same chemical properties.”) alt-of, alternative

Adjective

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Alternative spelling of analog. Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
""But if so, why do you see so many young children on steam trains - apart, that is, from being dragged along by their fathers, or grandfathers? "I think they enjoy them because they are simply so different, so mechanical, so hot, oily and clanky, so dirty, so 'analogue' in a digital world. They are everything modern life tries to extirpate in favour of silence, smoothness and cleanness. Kids love that."