名詞 analogue:

1. something having the property of being analogous to something else
   同義詞：analog, parallel

形容詞 analogue:

1. of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
   同義詞：analog, linear

1. A slide-rule is a simple analogue computer.
   計算尺是簡單的模擬計算機。
2. A vegetarian gets protein not from meat but from its analogues.
   素食者所攝取的蛋白質(zhì)不是來自肉類而是來自近似肉類的食物。

analogue 也作 an.a.log

n.（名詞）
Something that bears an analogy to something else:
相似物，類似情況：與其他事物有相似之處的物品：
例句：
Surimi is marketed as an analogue of crabmeat.
碎魚塊被當作蟹肉代用品出售

Biology An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin.
【生物學】 同功異質(zhì)體：與另一種有機體演變來源不同但功能相似的器官或結構
Chemistry A structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element.
【化學】 類似物：一個母化合物的結構衍生物，通常只有一個元素不同
adj.（形容詞）
Often analog Of, relating to, or being a device in which data are represented by variable measurable physical quantities.
常作 analog 類比數(shù)據(jù)的：關于或作為一種儀器，其數(shù)據(jù)由可測物理變量代表
Often analog Computer Science Of or relating to an analog computer.
常作 analog 【計算機科學】 模擬計算機的，或與模擬計算機有關的

來源：
French [analogous, analogue]
法語 [相似的，類似物]
from Medieval Latin analogus
源自 中世紀拉丁語 analogus
from Greek analogos [proportionate] * see analogous
源自 希臘語 analogos [成比例的] *參見 analogous