Thesaurus: analogue

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1. n. That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing.
2. n. A word in one word/language">language corresponding with one in another; an analogous term; as, the Latin "pater" is the analogue of the English "father."
3. n. An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; as, the gill of a fish is the analogue of a lung in a quadruped, although the two are not of like structural relations.
4. n. A species in one genus or group having its characters parallel, one by one, with those of another group.
5. n. A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such species are often called representative species, and such genera, representative genera.
6. adj. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
7. n. something having the property of being analogous to something else
8. 1. That which is word/analogous">analogous to, or word/corresponds">corresponds with, some other thing. The vexatious tyranny of the individual despot meets its analogue in the insolent tyranny of the many. I. Taylor. 2. (Philol.) A word in one language corresponding with one in another; an analogous term; as, the Latin "pater" is the analogue of the English "father." 3. (Nat. Hist.) (a) An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; as, the gill of a fish is the analogue of a lung in a quadruped, although the two are not of like structural relations. (b) A species in one genus or group having its characters parallel, one by one, with those of another group. (c) A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such species are often called representative species, and such genera, representative genera. Dana.
9. A word in one word/language">language corresponding with one in another; ananalogous term; as, the Latin "pater" is the analogue of the English"father."
10. j:20/n:80 n. something having the property of being analogous to something else a. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input