(BrE) (AmE analog) adjective, noun
adjective (technical)
1 (of an electronic process) using a continuously changing range of physical quantities to measure or store data:
an analogue circuit / computer / signal
2 (BrE also analog) (of a clock or watch) showing the time using hands on a DIAL and not with a display of numbers
compareDIGITAL
noun (formal or technical) a thing that is similar to another thing:
Scientists are attempting to compare features of extinct animals with living analogues.
