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单词 analog
释义
analog
adjective
US(UKanalogue)
us
/ˈæn.ə.lɑːɡ/uk
/ˈæn.ə.lɒɡ/

analogadjective(RECORDED SIGNALS)

An analogrecordingis one that is made bychangingthesoundwavesintoelectricalsignalsof the sametype. An analogsignalis asignalof thistype:
Westartedtalkingaboutdigitalversusanalogrecording.
Theadapterconvertsthe phone's analogsignalinto adigitalone that cantravelover theInternet.
Analogtelevisionisbroadcastusing analogsignals,ratherthan usingdigitalsignals:
The Federal CommunicationsCommissionstartedphasingout analog TVtransmissionin 2006.
Customers on abudgetmightignorethedigitalTVdeadlineandbuyan analog set.
An analogcameraor analogphotographyrecordsimagesonfilm,ratherthan in aformthat can belookedat on acomputer:
We used to takephotographswith an analogcamera, thendropthefilmoff at thestoreto bedeveloped.
I am aphotographerwhoadoresanalogphotography.
Compare
digital
More examples
  • Recordingdirectlyto analogtapegave thealbumalive, unpolishedfeel.
  • Thesoundisreminiscentof analogrecordingsofyesteryear, with a lessconstrictedor "suffocated"soundwhencomparedwithCDsorMP3files.
  • If you're getting a newcamera, you shoulddefinitelyconsiderbuyingdigitalratherthan analog.
  • Thetechnologyevenworkswithold, analogcameras.
  • It wasdecidedthat all TVsignalsshouldchangefrom analog todigitalbecause thedigitalimagesareclearerandfaster.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Recording sounds and images
  • analogue
  • audiovisual
  • AV
  • cut
  • deepfake
  • digitally
  • distort
  • distortion
  • erase
  • fade
  • misrecord
  • mix
  • playsomethingback
  • production
  • re-record
  • record
  • resynthesis
  • resynthesize
  • sampler
  • sound effect
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Broadcasting in general
Audio & video equipment
Photography

analogadjective(CLOCK)

An analogclockorwatchshowsthetimeusingnumbersaround theedgeandhandsthatpointto thenumbers:
Usestandardanalogclocksathometohelpyourchildlearnhow totelltime.
Opposite
digital
More examples
  • Twentyminuteson an analogclockis one-third of apie.
  • I told thesaleswomanIwantedanormalwatch, withhands. "Youmeanan analogwatch, " she saidcrisply.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Watches & clocks
  • 24-hour clock
  • against the clockidiom
  • alarm
  • alarm clock
  • at/on the stroke ofsomethingidiom
  • atomic clock
  • clock
  • horologist
  • horology
  • hour hand
  • hourglass
  • jewel
  • military time
  • stroke
  • tick
  • ticking
  • timekeeper
  • timepiece
  • turn the clocks backphrase
  • twenty-four-hour clock
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analog
noun[C]
USformal(also mainlyUKanalogue)
us
/ˈæn.ə.lɑːɡ/uk
/ˈæn.ə.lɒɡ/
something that issimilarto or can be usedinsteadof somethingelse:
I'm avegetarianbut I don't likevegetariansausage,fakebaconand othermeatanalogs.
Memes are the analogsofgenes.
More examples
  • Theydiscussthelonghistoryofjudicialenforcementof the SecondAmendmentanditsstateanalogs.
  • Severalfactorsmakeanimalstudiesverypooranalogs tohumanhealth.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Replacing and exchanging
  • alternate
  • alternatively
  • bargainsomethingaway
  • behalf
  • change over
  • instead
  • instead of
  • lieu
  • make up forsomething
  • name
  • rep
  • shoe
  • sing
  • someone'sanswer tosomeone/somethingidiom
  • spare
  • step
  • step intosomeone'sshoesidiom
  • step into the breachidiom
  • sub outsomething
  • substitution
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(Definition ofanalogfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

analog| American Dictionary

analog
adjective[not gradable]
(alsoanalogue)
us
/ˈæn·əlˌɔɡ,-ˌɑɡ/
representingelectronicinformationas acontinuouslyvaryingsignal:
Analogbroadcasts, thecurrenttechnology, wouldcontinuesidebysidewithdigital.
(Definition ofanalogfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofanalog

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In this meaning, biological neurons can be understood asanalogchaotic devices.
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A popular example of ananalogmodel is the use of electrical circuit models of mechanical systems.
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However, this is often inecient, as there is no apparentanalogto branch-and-bound in local search.
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Purely symbolic and purelyanalog"machines" can easily mimic each other at the behavioral level.
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They do not have ananalogy in gas dynamics, which makes them somewhat counterintuitive.
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Visualanalogscales are particularly appropriate for measuring the intensity or magnitude of sensations and subjective feelings and are often used in pain research.
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Each session was recorded with ananalogtape recorder and most were also videotaped.
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The questionnaire consisted of visualanalogscales completed by the patient with a staff member present.
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Rare edits betray someanalogsources, and a little applause and coughing some live performances.
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In this connection, the specially designed experiments with laser acceleration of the shells or their plane analogs is a point of peculiar interest.
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The second performer uses more complex sound sources created throughanalogsynthesis.
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Existing therapies, including such commonplace drugs as synthetic analogs of cortisol and cortisone, work by affecting gene expression.
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His research interests include semiconductor designs,analogand digital signal processing circuits, microwave amplification systems, and clock synchronization schemes for high-speed digital systems.
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We later saw theanalogof this in the phase diagram of a model protein, which contained folded and folded-glass phases.
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The interviews were recorded using both a digital recorder and ananalogcassette recorder, each with a lavalier microphone.
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