As adjectives the difference between analog and acoustic
is that analog is analogue (being represented by a continuously variable physical quantity) while acoustic is pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
As a noun acoustic is
(medicine) a medicine or other agent to assist hearing.
analog
English
Alternative forms
* analogue (Commonwealth)
Adjective
(-)
(of a device or system) in which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial)
Antonyms
* digital
* discrete
Derived terms
* analog circuit
* analog computer
* analog meter
Noun
(
en noun)
(countable) something that bears an analogy to something else
(countable, biology) an organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin
(chemistry) a structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element
Related terms
* homolog
* analogy
* homology
* superanalog
Related terms
*
* analogical
* analogous
acoustic
English
Alternative forms
* acoustick (obsolete)
Adjective
(-)
Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
(music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification, as an acoustic guitar or acoustic piano.
Derived terms
* acoustically
Derived terms
* acoustics: the science of sound
* acoustic duct: the auditory duct, or external passage of the ear.
* acoustic guitar
* acoustic telegraph: a telegraph making audible signals; a telephone, notably used on ships
* acoustic vessels: brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a bell, used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the actors, so as to render them audible to a great distance.
Noun
(
en noun)
(medicine) A medicine or other agent to assist hearing.