parallel
/ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
adj
Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
adj
Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
adj
adj
Coexisting but normally not interacting with the regular reality.
adv
With a parallel relationship.
Example Sentences
- "The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel."
- "the instrument held with its plane roughly parallel to the equinoctial or celestial equato"
- "Upon interaction with ss- nucleic acid (NA) targets (deoxyribooligonucleotides (ODNs) or ribooligonucleotides), they form very stable anti-parallel and parallel duplexes [3 ], and the melting temperatures of the antiparallel duplexes are 10 to 15°C higher than those of the parallel duplexes."
- "The two railway lines are parallel."
- "When honour runs parallel with the laws of God and our country, it cannot be too much cherished."
- "All three parallel valleys of the Llynvi, Garw and Ogmore are much the same in physical character: the lower reaches are wooded and not unattractive, but as the railway climbs on ever-steepening grades, the hills on either hand grow barer and closer together, while in all respects the scene becomes more sombre, with the terraced, slate-roofed colliery towns and the road, railway and river all struggling for space in the narrowing defiles."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: parallèle, parallēlus,parallēlos
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/
Inflected Forms
paralell (alternative, obsolete)
more parallel (comparative)
most parallel (superlative)
parallels (plural)
parallels (present, singular)
paralleling (participle, present)
parallelling[UK nonstandard] (participle, present)
paralleled (participle, past)
paralleled (past)
parallelled[UK nonstandard] (participle, past)
parallelled[UK nonstandard] (past)