analog
Describes technology or signals that change smoothly in a natural, continuous way, not in separate digital steps of 0 and 1.
Describes a device, system, or signal that represents information with continuously varying physical quantities, rather than with discrete digital values.
A thing that is very much like another thing and can help you compare or explain it.
Something that is similar to another thing in important ways and can be used to understand, compare, or explain it.
A chemical that is almost the same in structure as another chemical, usually with only a small change.
A chemical compound whose structure is very similar to that of another compound, often with only a small difference in composition, and which may have related biological or physical effects.
A piece of equipment or a system that works with smooth, continuous signals instead of digital numbers.
A device or system that processes, stores, or transmits information using analog signals or continuous physical quantities rather than digital codes.
- Base: analog
- Plural: analogs
analog clock
1clock with hands and dial
A clock that shows the time with moving hands on a round face, not with digital numbers on a screen.
- Children often learn to tell time on an analog clock first.
- There is a large analog clock on the wall of the train station.
- My phone shows a digital time, but I set the watch face to look like an analog clock.
analog device
1device based on analog signals
A piece of equipment that works using smooth, continuous signals, not digital ones made of numbers.
- The lab still uses some analog devices for certain types of measurements.
- An analog device can sometimes respond more naturally to real-world changes.
- The old mixer is an analog device, but the recorder is fully digital.
analog horror
1horror style using old-media look
A type of horror video or story that looks like old TV, VHS tapes, or other analog technology to create a creepy feeling.
- Analog horror series on video platforms often use fake public service announcements.
- He loves analog horror because the low-quality video makes it feel more real.
- The film mixes found footage and analog horror aesthetics.
analog recording
1non-digital audio or video recording
Sound or video that is saved in a continuous form, like on tape or vinyl, not as digital files.
- Many music fans love the warm sound of analog recording on vinyl records.
- The studio offers both analog recording to tape and digital recording to a computer.
- Old home movies are often analog recordings on film.
analog signal
1continuously varying signal
A type of signal, like sound or voltage, that changes smoothly over time instead of jumping in fixed digital steps.
- The microphone converts sound waves into an analog signal.
- Analog signals can lose quality over long distances.
- The device turns the analog signal into a digital one so a computer can read it.
analog stick
1joystick-like game controller stick
A small stick on a game controller that you move with your thumb to control a character or camera in many different directions and speeds.
- Use the left analog stick to move your character.
- The analog stick on my controller is starting to drift.
- Modern gamepads usually have two analog sticks for better control.
analog vs digital
1comparison of analog and digital
A way to talk about the differences between older continuous technology and newer digital technology.
- The article explains analog vs digital sound in simple terms.
- In class we discussed analog vs digital photography.
- The debate over analog vs digital continues among music lovers.
analog watch
1watch with hands and dial
A watch that shows the time with small moving hands, not with changing digital numbers.
- He prefers an analog watch because it looks more classic.
- The smart watch can display either a digital or an analog watch face.
- She bought a simple analog watch for daily use.
digital-to-analog converter
1device that converts digital to analog
A device that takes digital numbers from a computer and turns them into smooth, continuous signals, like sound you can hear.
- A good digital-to-analog converter can improve the sound from your computer.
- The audio system uses a high-quality digital-to-analog converter for music playback.
- Engineers tested the digital-to-analog converter at different sampling rates.