Analog — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something having the property of being analogous to something else

of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpɐɹˌɪsənz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈanəlˌɒɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈanəlˌɒɡ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɐɹˌɪsənz/.

Examples

analogue device
linear amplifier

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

parallel analogue linear

Antonyms

digital

Parts of Speech

noun	something having the property of being analogous to something else
adjective	of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input “analogue device”

Word Forms

parallel

verb

be parallel to

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

analogique

quelque chose ayant la propriété d'être analogue à autre chose

🇪🇸Spanish

cosa análoga

algo que tiene la propiedad de ser análogo a otra cosa

🇮🇹Italian

analogico

qualcosa che ha la proprietà di essere analogo a qualcos'altro

🇳🇱Dutch

analoog

iets dat de eigenschap heeft analoog te zijn aan iets anders

🇵🇹Portuguese

analógico

algo que tem a propriedade de ser análogo a outra coisa

🇷🇺Russian

аналоговый

нечто, обладающее свойством быть аналогом чего-либо другого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुरूप

किसी चीज़ में किसी अन्य चीज़ के अनुरूप होने का गुण होना

🇧🇩Bengali

এনালগ

অন্য কিছুর সাথে সাদৃশ্যপূর্ণ হওয়ার সম্পত্তি থাকা কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

அனலாக்

வேறொன்றை ஒத்ததாக இருக்கும் பண்பு கொண்ட ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

అనలాగ్

వేరొకదానికి సారూప్యంగా ఉండే ఆస్తిని కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

ॲनालॉग

काहीतरी दुसऱ्या कशाशी समान असण्याची मालमत्ता आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

એનાલોગ

કંઈક બીજું કંઈક સમાન હોવાની મિલકત ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಲಾಗ್

ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ವಸ್ತುವಿಗೆ ಸದೃಶವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനലോഗ്

മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലുമായി സാമ്യമുള്ള വസ്തുവുള്ള ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਨਾਲਾਗ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਨ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਵਾਲੀ ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

ینالاگ

ایسی چیز جس میں کسی اور چیز کے مشابہ ہونے کی خاصیت ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

模拟

具有与其他事物相似的属性的事物

🇯🇵Japanese

アナログ

他の何かに類似する性質を持つ何か

🇰🇷Korean

비슷한 물건

다른 것과 유사한 성질을 가지고 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tương tự

cái gì đó có đặc tính tương tự với cái gì khác

🇹🇭Thai

อนาล็อก

บางสิ่งบางอย่างที่มีคุณสมบัติคล้ายคลึงกับสิ่งอื่น

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التناظرية

شيء له خاصية التشابه مع شيء آخر

🇮🇷Persian

آنالوگ

چیزی که خاصیت مشابه بودن با چیز دیگری را دارد

🇮🇱Hebrew

אנלוגי

משהו בעל התכונה להיות אנלוגי למשהו אחר

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