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AN-uh-log/ˈænəlɒɡ/

Analogue means not digital, using a continuously changing signal (UK spelling; US analog): analogue gauges; analogue radio. Digital is the common opposite (already in the dictionary). Analogy is a comparison — not the same word. Labs keep analogue gauges as a backup.

Meaning

Not digital; using a continuously changing signal (UK spelling).

Examples

• “The lab still keeps analogue gauges as a backup to the sensors.”
• “Analogue radio survived in the emergency pack, which is the signal sense.”

Good to know

UK: analogue. US: analog. Opposite: digital. Mix-up: analogy (a comparison). Equipment: analogue gauges / clocks. Not “an analogue” for a person in this sense.

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