analog

Using signals or measurements that change smoothly, rather than separate numbers.

• The watch has an analog display.
• This device converts analog signals into numbers.
• We listened to an old analog recording.

Similar words: analogue

Opposites: digital

Common phrases: analog signal, analog clock, analog recording

Using physical objects or real experiences instead of computers or the internet.

• I prefer an analog notebook.
• An analog map works without a battery.
• They want more analog experiences away from their screens.

Similar words: analogue, non-digital

Opposites: digital

Common phrases: analog life, analog notebook, analog tools

Something similar to another thing, especially in what it does.

• This device is an analog of the human eye.
• The old system has a modern analog.
• Scientists found a natural analog of the chemical.

How to use it: analog of something (The machine is an analog of a living cell.)

Similar words: analogue, counterpart, equivalent

Common phrases: analog of something, natural analog, modern analog

A body part that does the same job as another but developed from a different biological origin.

• An insect wing is an analog of a bird wing.
• These organs are functional analogs.
• The structure has an analog in another species.

How to use it: analog of something (A bird wing is an analog of an insect wing.)

Similar words: analogue

Common phrases: functional analog, analog of something