Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subparallel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: sub-par-al-lel
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Almost parallel, but diverging or converging slightly.

Example Sentences

"Hind wings crossed by four parallel, nearly straight series of slender interrupted fleckings, subparallel to the outer margin […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English parallel English subparallel From sub- + parallel.

Inflected Forms

more subparallel (comparative) most subparallel (superlative)

Derived Forms

subparallelly

Questions

What does subparallel mean?: Almost parallel, but diverging or converging slightly.
Where does subparallel come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English parallel English subparallel From sub- + parallel.

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