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an·a·logue

I

 noun
or an·a·log  \\ˈa-nə-ˌlȯg, -ˌläg\\1. something that is analogous or similar to something else
2. an organ or part similar in function to an organ or part of another animal or plant but different in structure and origin
3. usually analog : a chemical compound that is structurally similar to another but differs slightly in composition (as in the replacement of one atom by an atom of a different element or in the presence of a particular functional group)
4. a food product made by combining a less expensive food (as soybeans or whitefish) with additives to give the appearance and taste of a more expensive food (as beef or crab)

II

chiefly British variant of 

an·a·logue
I. \ˈan^əlˌȯg also -äg\ noun
also an·a·log \“\
(-s)
Etymology: French analogue, from analogue analogous, from Greek analogos
1. : anything that is analogous or similar to something else : 
 < he would relate the poem to earlier sources and analogues — C.W.Shumaker >
2. 
 a. : an organ similar in function to an organ of another animal or plant but different in structure and origin
  < the gill of a fish is the analogue of the lung of a cat >
  — distinguished from homologue
 b. : a species in one group corresponding in some particular characters with a member of another group
 c. : a species or genus in one country that is closely related to a species of the same genus or a genus of the same group in another country
3. : a previous weather chart that in its main features resembles the current weather chart
II. noun
also analog 
1. : a chemical compound that is structurally similar to another but differs slightly in composition (as in the replacement of one atom by an atom of a different element or in the presence of a particular functional group)
2. : a food product made by combining a less expensive food (as soybeans or whitefish) with additives to give the appearance and taste of a more expensive food (as beef or crab meat)