Definition for: parallel

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English

Pronunciation

• AHD: păr'ə-lĕl"

Adjective

parallel ( not comparable )

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.

Antonyms

• perpendicular, skew

Translations

Noun

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.

Antonyms

• perpendicular, skew (?)

Translations

one of a set of parallel lines

• German: Parallele f .
• Dutch: evenwijdige

line of latitude

• Dutch: breedtegraad
• French: parallèle m .
• Polish: równoleżnik m .

Verb

to parallel ( third-person singular simple present parallels , present participle paralleling or parallelling (British only), simple past paralleled or parallelled (British only), past participle paralleled or parallelled (British only))

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.

Related terms

• parallelism
• parallelogram
• unparalleled

German

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.

Antonyms

• gekreuzt, schief, windschief

Related terms

• Parallele
• Parallelenparalaxe
• parallelisieren
• Parallelogramm
• Parallelverschiebung

Other Translations for "parallel"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		parallel
Hex		f0 e1 72 e1 6c 6c 65 6c
Pig Latin		arallelpay

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