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parallel
[par-uh-lel, -luhl]
adjective
extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging.
Parallel rows of trees lined two ends of the parking lot.
having the same direction, course, nature, or tendency; corresponding; similar; analogous.
Canada and the United States have many parallel economic interests.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms: , ,Geometry.Ģż
(of straight lines) lying in the same plane but never meeting no matter how far extended.
(of planes) having common perpendiculars.
(of a single line, plane, etc.) equidistant from another or others (usually followed by to orwith ).
Electricity.Ģżconsisting of or having component parts connected in such a way that all positive terminals are connected to one point and all negative terminals are connected to a second point, the same voltage being applied to each component.
a parallel circuit.
Music.Ģż
(of two voice parts) progressing so that the interval between them remains the same.
(of a tonality or key) having the same tonic but differing in mode.
A major and A minor are parallel keys.
Computers.Ģż
of or relating to the apparent or actual performance of more than one operation at a time by the same or different devices (serial ).
Some computer systems join more than one CPU for parallel processing.
of or relating to the simultaneous transmission or processing of all the parts of a whole, as all the bits of a byte or all the bytes of a computer word (serial ).
Grammar.Ģżconsisting of matched syntactic elements in corresponding positions.
In the sentence āI have three cats and two dogs,ā āthree catsā and ātwo dogsā are in parallel structure.
noun
a parallel line or plane.
anything parallel or comparable to something else in direction, course, nature, or tendency.
Also called parallel of latitude.ĢżGeography.Ģż
an imaginary circle on the earth's surface formed by the intersection of a plane parallel to the plane of the equator, bearing east and west and designated in degrees of latitude north or south of the equator along the arc of any meridian.
the line representing this circle on a chart or map.
something identical or similar in essential respects; match; counterpart.
It's a struggle to diagnose a case history without a known parallel.
Synonyms: , , , , ,Antonyms:correspondence or analogy.
These two cases have some parallel with each other.
a comparison of things as if regarded side by side.
Electricity.Ģżan arrangement of the components, such as resistors, of a circuit in such a way that all positive terminals are connected to one point and all negative terminals are connected to a second point, the same voltage being applied to each component.
Fortification.Ģża trench cut in the ground before a fortress, parallel to its defenses, for the purpose of covering a besieging force.
Printing.Ģża pair of vertical parallel lines (ā) used as a mark for reference.
Theater.Ģża trestle for supporting a platform parallel top.
verb (used with object)
to provide or show a parallel for; match.
to go or be in a parallel course, direction, etc., to.
The road parallels the river.
to form a parallel to; be equivalent to; equal.
to show the identity or similarity of; compare.
to make parallel.
parallel
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adjective
separated by an equal distance at every point; never touching or intersecting
parallel walls
corresponding; similar
parallel situations
music
Also: consecutive.Ģż(of two or more parts or melodies) moving in similar motion but keeping the same interval apart throughout
parallel fifths
denoting successive chords in which the individual notes move in parallel motion
grammar denoting syntactic constructions in which the constituents of one construction correspond to those of the other
computing operating on several items of information, instructions, etc, simultaneously Compare serial
noun
maths one of a set of parallel lines, planes, etc
an exact likeness
a comparison
Also called: parallel of latitude.Ģżany of the imaginary lines around the earth parallel to the equator, designated by degrees of latitude ranging from 0Ā° at the equator to 90Ā° at the poles
a configuration of two or more electrical components connected between two points in a circuit so that the same voltage is applied to each (esp in the phrase in parallel )
( as modifier ) See series
a parallel circuit
printing the character (ā„) used as a reference mark
a trench or line lying in advance of and parallel to other defensive positions
verb
to make parallel
to supply a parallel to
to be a parallel to or correspond with
your experience parallels mine
parallel
Of or relating to lines or surfaces that are separated everywhere from each other by the same distance.
Any of the imaginary lines encircling the Earth's surface parallel to the plane of the equator, used to represent degrees of latitude.
See illustration at longitude
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- parallelable adjective
- parallelless adjective
- parallelly adverb
- nonparallel adjective
- subparallel adjective
- unparallel adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of parallel1
Idioms and Phrases
in parallel,
at the same time or in conjunction.
When you are at school, your growth and change is taking place in parallel with fellow students who are also growing and changing.
Electricity. (of the components of a circuit) arranged in such a way that all positive terminals are connected to one point and all negative terminals are connected to a second point, the same voltage being applied to each component.
Example Sentences
These parallel identities - carefully constructed yet authentic - gave Beckham his unique pull.
Itās not hard to see parallels between what agents like Martian go through when going deep undercover and what actors are called to do.
After returning to London, Yasmin finds herself trailed by paparazzi ā an unexpected parallel with Winehouse ā and dogged by his legal problems.
"If I could discover something that would be helpful to their investigation. I would try to do that. We were a parallel investigation," says Jane.
Advice if caught includes to not try and swim against the current, but rather try and head parallel to the shore until free from its grip.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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