analogue

詳細解釋：

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 類比數據的：關於或作為一種儀器，其數據由可測物理變數代表
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]
法文 [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