analogue
noun
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Something that bears an analogy to something else
An organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin
A structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element
adjective
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(of a device or system) in which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial)