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parallel

par·al·lel
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [par-uh-lel, -luh l]
    • /ˈpær əˌlɛl, -ləl/
    • /ˈpærəlel/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [par-uh-lel, -luh l]
    • /ˈpær əˌlɛl, -ləl/

Definitions of parallel word

  • abbreviation Technical meaning of PARALLEL parallel processing 3
  • adjective parallel extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees. 1
  • adjective parallel having the same direction, course, nature, or tendency; corresponding; similar; analogous: Canada and the U.S. have many parallel economic interests. 1
  • adjective parallel Geometry. (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 or with). 1
  • adjective parallel Electricity. consisting of or having component parts connected in parallel: a parallel circuit. 1
  • adjective parallel Music. (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. 1

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Origin of parallel

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Latin parallēlus < Greek parállēlos side by side, equivalent to par- par- + állēlos one another; see allo-, else

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Parallel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

parallel popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

parallel usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for parallel

adj parallel

  • accumbent — (of plant parts and plants) lying against some other part or thing
  • adjunctive — that constitutes an adjunct
  • adjuvant — aiding or assisting
  • akin — If one thing is akin to another, it is similar to it in some way.
  • alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.

noun parallel

  • adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
  • alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
  • analog — Analog technology involves measuring, storing, or recording an infinitely variable amount of information by using physical quantities such as voltage.
  • analogy — If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way.
  • anaphora — the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word previously used in the same discourse. In the sentence John wrote the essay in the library but Peter did it at home, both did and it are examples of anaphora

verb parallel

  • agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
  • allegorize — to transform (a story, narrative, fable, etc) into or compose in the form of allegory
  • analogize — to make use of analogy, as in argument; draw comparisons
  • assimilate — When people such as immigrants assimilate into a community or when that community assimilates them, they become an accepted part of it.
  • balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.

adv parallel

  • head-to-head — in direct confrontation, opposition, or competition: a head-to-head battle between the two companies.
  • laterally — of or relating to the side; situated at, proceeding from, or directed to a side: a lateral view.
  • likeminded — having a similar or identical opinion, disposition, etc.: a like-minded friend.

adjective parallel

  • alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
  • approximative — (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something.
  • coincident — Coincident events happen at the same time.
  • completory — serving the purpose of completing
  • concomitant — Concomitant is used to describe something that happens at the same time as another thing and is connected with it.

adverb parallel

  • deadlocked — If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.

Antonyms for parallel

adj parallel

  • asynchronous — An asynchronous electric machine is one in which the magnetic field and the rotation are not exactly the same.
  • contrastive — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
  • diversiform — differing in form; of various forms.
  • incommensurable — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
  • diverse — of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike: a wide range of diverse opinions.

verb parallel

  • branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
  • branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
  • divaricate — to spread apart; branch; diverge.
  • diverge — to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.
  • divaricating — Present participle of divaricate.

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