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noun
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The correct spelling is par. A passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented. For example: "The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel."
Usage Examples
“The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.”
“The two railway lines are parallel.”
“a parallel algorithm”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented.
- 2.A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.
- 3.An offset of 16 bytes in Intel memory architectures.
- 4.A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
- 5.Either of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).
adjective
- 1.Equally distant from one another at all points.
- 2.Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
- 3.(hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
- 4.Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
preposition
- 1.By; with.
verb
- 1.To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.
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