Analogue



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解释

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• n. 类似物, 相似体
• ［英］ n. 类似物, 相似体 ( thing that is similar to another thing)
• ［记］ 来自analogy的变体

Webster Collegiate

I. noun or analog

• Etymology: French analogue, from analogue analogous, from Greek analogos
• Date: 1826
• 1. something that is analogous or similar to something else
• 2. an organ or part similar in function to an organ or part of another animal or plant but different in structure and origin
• 3. (usually analog) a chemical compound that is structurally similar to another but differs slightly in composition (as in the replacement of one atom by an atom of a different element or in the presence of a particular functional group)
• 4. a food product made by combining a less expensive food (as soybeans or whitefish) with additives to give the appearance and taste of a more expensive food (as beef or crab)

II. *chiefly British variant of analog

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