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The correct spelling is parallel.
How to pronounce parallel
/ˈpæɹəˌlɛl/
nounIPA: /ˈpæɹəˌlɛl/
Say it like: Par-all-el
The correct spelling is parallel. One of a set of parallel lines. For example: "The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town."
Usage Examples
“The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.”
“Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope”
“The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.One of a set of parallel lines.
- 2.Direction conformable to that of another line.
- 3.A line of latitude.
- 4.An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
- 5.Something identical or similar in essential respects.
verb
- 1.To construct or place something parallel to something else.
- 2.Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
- 3.Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
- 4.To compare or liken something to something else.
- 5.To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.
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.
adverb
- 1.With a parallel relationship.
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