Parallel

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English

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Pronunciation

  • AHD: păr'ə-lĕl"
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Adjective

parallel

  1. Of two or more (straight) lines, (flat) surfaces etc: Equally distant from one another at all points.
    The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.
  2. parallel to: Of one thing, relative to another: Equally distant from at all points.
    The railway line runs parallel to the road.
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Noun

Singular
parallel

Plural
parallels

  1. One of a set of parallel lines.
  2. A line of latitude.
    The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.
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Translations

one of a set of parallel lines

line of latitude

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Verb

Infinitive
to parallel

Third person singular
parallels

Simple past
paralleled in British and American English, or, possible in British English only, parallelled

Past participle
paralleled in British and American English, or, possible in British English only, parallelled

Present participle
paralleling in British and American English, or, possible in British English only, parallelling

  1. to construct something parralel to something else
  2. Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
  3. Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
  4. To compare or liken something to something else.
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German

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Adjective

parallel

  1. (parallel) (of two or more straight things) Equally distant from one another at all points.
    Die Linien meines Schreibpapiers laufen exakt parallel.
  2. (parallel zu) (of one thing, relative to another) Equally distant at at all points, side to side.
    Die eine Bahnschiene verläuft auch in der Kurve stets parallel zur anderen.
  3. (parallel zu) (of one thing, relative to another) Side to side, serving the same purpose, leading to the same place or result.
    Die Autobahn verläuft parallel zur Eisenbahn aber in ganz unterschiedlichen Biegungen und Kurven.
    Die Eheleute hatten nichts verabredet, so haben sie parallel (zueinander) eingekauft.
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Related terms

de:parallel fr:parallel io:parallel it:parallel hu:parallel nl:parallel pl:parallel fi:parallel zh:parallel

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