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antiparallel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
an-tipar-al-lel
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

(of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions.

adj

(of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions.

noun

A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English parallel English antiparallel From anti- + parallel.

Inflected Forms

antiparallels (plural)

Derived Forms

antiparallelly nonantiparallel

Questions

What does antiparallel mean?
(of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions.
Where does antiparallel come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English parallel English antiparallel From anti- + parallel.

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