analogue
A thing that is very similar to another thing and has almost the same job or use, often in a different time, place, or situation.
Something that is comparable to, or has a similar function or role to, something else, often in a different time, place, or system.
A chemical that has almost the same structure as another chemical and often acts in a similar way in the body.
A chemical compound that is structurally similar to another compound and often has similar or modified biological activity.
A way of storing or sending information where the signal changes smoothly, not in clear step-by-step numbers like digital systems.
A system or technology in which information is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity, as opposed to discrete digital values.
Describes a device or signal that changes smoothly and is not digital, like a clock with hands or an old TV signal.
Describing equipment, signals, or systems that represent information using continuously variable physical quantities rather than discrete digital values.
- Base: analogue
- Plural: analogues
analogue clock
1clock with hands and dial
A clock that shows time with moving hands on a round face, not with numbers on a digital screen.
- Children often find it harder to read an analogue clock than a digital one.
- There is a large analogue clock above the entrance to the station.
- The school replaced the broken analogue clock in the classroom.
analogue signal
1continuously varying signal
A type of electrical or radio signal that changes smoothly, not in clear steps like a digital signal.
- The microphone converts sound into an analogue signal.
- The analogue signal is then converted to digital for processing.
- Older television systems used an analogue signal that was more affected by noise.
analogue watch
1watch with hands and dial
A watch that shows the time with small hands that move around a face with numbers or marks, not with digital numbers.
- He wears a classic analogue watch with a leather strap.
- Many smartwatches can display a digital or analogue watch face.
- She prefers an analogue watch because she thinks it looks more elegant.
from analogue to digital
1change analogue system to digital
Used when something like TV, radio, or sound recording changes from an analogue system to a digital system.
- Many countries have already moved from analogue to digital television.
- The music industry changed quickly from analogue to digital recording.
- The phone network is gradually shifting from analogue to digital.