analogue
adj
Meaning
- Alternative spelling of analog.
- Something that bears an analogy to something else.
- An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin.
- 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.”)
Etymology / origin
Equivalent to ana- (“functionally similar”) + -logue. See analog.
Related words
Descendant words
- analog(Cornish) (bor)
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