Parallel
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Parallel
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1 a.
Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes.
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2 a.
Having the same direction or tendency; running side by side; being in accordance (with); tending to the same result; -- used with to and with.
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3 a.
Continuing a resemblance through many particulars; applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case; a parallel passage.
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4 n.
A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.
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5 n.
Direction conformable to that of another line,
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6 n.
Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity.
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7 n.
A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope.
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8 n.
Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars; a counterpart.
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9 n.
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.
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10 n.
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.
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11 n.
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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12 v. t.
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.
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13 v. t.
Fig.: To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, or the like.
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14 v. t.
To equal; to match; to correspond to.
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15 v. t.
To produce or adduce as a parallel.
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16 v. i.
To be parallel; to correspond; to be like.
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17 a.
Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes.
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18 a.
Having the same direction or tendency; running side by side; being in accordance (with); tending to the same result; -- used with to and with.
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19 a.
Continuing a resemblance through many particulars; applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case; a parallel passage.
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20 n.
A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.
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21 n.
Direction conformable to that of another line,
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22 n.
Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity.
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23 n.
A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope.
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24 n.
Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars; a counterpart.
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25 n.
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.
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26 n.
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.
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27 n.
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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28 v. t.
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.
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29 v. t.
Fig.: To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, or the like.
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30 v. t.
To equal; to match; to correspond to.
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31 v. t.
To produce or adduce as a parallel.
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32 v. i.
To be parallel; to correspond; to be like.