sub-parallel

sub-par·al·lel

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Definitions of sub-parallel word

adjective sub-parallel extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees. 1
adjective sub-parallel having the same direction, course, nature, or tendency; corresponding; similar; analogous: Canada and the U.S. have many parallel economic interests. 1
adjective sub-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 sub-parallel Electricity. consisting of or having component parts connected in parallel: a parallel circuit. 1
adjective sub-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
adjective sub-parallel Computers. of or relating to the apparent or actual performance of more than one operation at a time, by the same or different devices (distinguished from 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 (distinguished from serial). 1

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

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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".