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parallel
- Main Entry:
- 1par·al·lel
- Pronunciation:
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\ˈper-ə-ˌlel, ˈpa-rə-, -ləl\
- Function:
- adjective
- Etymology:
- Latin parallelus, from Greek parallēlos, from para beside + allēlōn of one another, from allos…allos one…another, from allos other — more at else
- Date:
- 1549
1 a: extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant, and not meeting <parallel rows of trees> b: everywhere equally distant <concentric spheres are parallel>2 a: having parallel sides <a parallel reamer> b: being or relating to an electrical circuit having a number of conductors in parallel c: arranged in parallel <a parallel processor> d: relating to or being a connection in a computer system in which the bits of a byte are transmitted over separate channels at the same time <a parallel port> — compare serial3 a (1): similar, analogous, or interdependent in tendency or development (2): exhibiting parallelism in form, function, or development <parallel evolution> b: readily compared : companion c: having identical syntactical elements in corresponding positions; also : being such an element d (1): having the same tonic —used of major and minor keys and scales (2): keeping the same distance apart in musical pitch4: performed while keeping one's skis parallel <parallel turns>
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