different between analogue vs analogy

English

Adjective

analogue (not comparable)

1. (Commonwealth of Nations) Alternative form of analog

Derived terms

• analogue circuit
• analogue computer

Noun

analogue (plural analogues)

1. (Commonwealth of Nations) Alternative form of analog

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.na.l??/

Adjective

analogue (plural analogues)

1. analogous

Further reading

• “analogue” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• louangea

English

Etymology

From Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek ???????? (analogía), from ??? (aná) + ????? (lógos, “speech, reckoning”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??næl?d??i/

Noun

analogy (countable and uncountable, plural analogies)

1. A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
   • 1983, "How to Write Programs," Time, 3 Jan.:

     Perhaps the easiest way to think of it is in terms of a simple analogy: hardware is to software as a television set is to the shows that appear on it.
2. (geometry) The proportion or the equality of ratios.
3. (grammar) The correspondence of a word or phrase with the genius of a language, as learned from the manner in which its words and phrases are ordinarily formed; similarity of derivative or inflectional processes.

Derived terms

• disanalogy
• false analogy

Related terms

• analogue

Translations

See also

• metaphor
• simile
• example
• homology
• parable
• parallelism