analogue

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun something having the property of being analogous to something else
adjective of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input

Equivalent to ana- (“functionally similar”) + -logue. See analog.

This possession of differentiated organs finds its analogue in the internal condition of the monad. — Leibniz's New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding: A Critical Exposition, John Dewey
Our romantic movement, which led people to like vehemence, has, so far as I know, no analogue in their literature. — The Problem of China, Bertrand Russell
Those who see our photographs will probably find its closest analogue in certain grotesque conceptions of the most daring futurists. — At the mountains of madness, H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft

analog, parallel

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