(philosophy) According to Sartre, an equivalent of perception (such as a painting or a mental image) that is necessary for the process of imagination to take place.
“Think of the analogy of an electric wire carrying more electricity than its diameter can safely carry.”
“If we return to the gunshot analogy, we realize why creating sound effects is a perfectly legitimate practice in maintaining realism.”
“Jill's post about this, and her analogy to the unpopular girl winning homecoming queen, made me want to go and vote.”
analogate
(philosophy) An instance of a thing represented in general by the analogon. For example, given the analogon "famous musician", the analogates might include Mozart and Liszt.