analogue

análogo, equivalente

Algo parecido a otra cosa, que sirve para comprenderla o compararla.

En inglés sencillo: Something similar to another thing, which can help you understand or compare it.

• This story has a modern analogue.
• Researchers used a simple analogue of the system.
• Can you find a historical analogue for these events?

Cómo se usa: analogue of something (This device is a modern analogue of the old machine.); analogue for something (The model provides an analogue for the human brain.)

Sinónimos: equivalent, counterpart, parallel

Expresiones frecuentes: modern analogue, analogue of something, analogue for something

órgano análogo

Parte del cuerpo que cumple la misma función que otra de una especie distinta, pero tiene un origen evolutivo diferente.

En inglés sencillo: A body part that does the same job as another species' body part but developed from a different origin.

• These organs are evolutionary analogues.
• An insect's wing is an analogue of a bird's wing.
• The structures are analogues because they evolved separately but serve the same purpose.

Cómo se usa: analogue of something (An insect wing is a functional analogue of a bird wing.)

Expresiones frecuentes: functional analogue, evolutionary analogue, analogue of something