| Parallel (parallel) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Par"al*lel |
| [F.
parallè]le, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. (?);
para` beside + (?) of one another, fr. (?) other, akin to
L. alius. See Allien.] |
Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant;
as, parallel lines; parallel planes.
Having the same direction or tendency;
running side by side; being in accordance (with); tending to the same
result; -- used with to and with.
Continuing a resemblance through many
particulars; applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a
parallel case; a parallel passage.
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| Parallel (parallel) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Par"al*lel |
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A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from
another line] a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.
Direction conformable to that of another
line,
Conformity continued through many
particulars or in all essential points; resemblance;
similarity.
A comparison made; elaborate tracing of
similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and
Pope.
Anything equal to, or resembling, another
in all essential particulars; a counterpart.
One of the imaginary circles
on the surface of the earth, parallel to the equator, marking the
latitude; also, the corresponding line on a globe or map.
One of a series of long
trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging
force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They
are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the
fortress.
A character consisting of
two parallel vertical lines (thus, ||) used in the text to direct
attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a
page.
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| Parallel (parallel) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Par"al*lel |
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To place or set so as
to be parallel] to place so as to be parallel to, or to conform in
direction with, something else.
Fig.: To make to conform to something else
in character, motive, aim, or the like.
To equal; to match; to correspond to.
To produce or adduce as a parallel.
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| Parallel (parallel) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Par"al*lel |
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To be parallel;
to correspond; to be like.
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| Parallel (parallel) |
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| n. | |
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| Par"al*lel |
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That
arrangement of an electrical system in which all positive poles,
electrodes, terminals, etc., are joined to one conductor, and all
negative poles, etc., to another conductor; -- called also
multiple. Opposed to series.
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