parallel

See also: paral·lel

English

Etymology

From Middle French parallèle, borrowed from Latin parallelus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

parallel (not comparable)

  1. Equally distant from one another at all points.
    The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.
  2. Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
    The two railway lines are parallel.
  3. (hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.[1]
    Antonyms: perpendicular, skew
  4. (computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
    Antonyms: serial, sequential
    Coordinate term: concurrent
    a parallel algorithm
  5. (figuratively) Analogous, similar, comparable.
    the parallel lives of two citizens
  6. (science fiction, of realities, dimensions, timelines, etc.) Coexisting but normally not interacting with the regular reality.
    parallel universe

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Adverb

parallel (comparative more parallel, superlative most parallel)

  1. With a parallel relationship.
    The road runs parallel to the canal.

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Noun

parallel (plural parallels)

  1. One of a set of parallel lines.
  2. Direction conformable to that of another line.
    • 1699, Samuel Garth, The Dispensary:
      lines that from their parallel decline
  3. (geography) A line of latitude.
    The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.
  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.
  6. A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity.
    Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope
  7. (military) 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.
  8. (printing) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, 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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Verb

parallel (third-person singular simple present parallels, present participle paralleling or (UK, nonstandard) parallelling, simple past and past participle paralleled or (UK, nonstandard) parallelled)

  1. To construct or place something parallel to something else.
  2. Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
    • 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 6, in The Whisperer in Darkness:
      Archaic covered bridges lingered fearsomely out of the past in pockets of the hills, and the half-abandoned railway track paralleling the river seemed to exhale a nebulously visible air of desolation.
    • 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 66:
      Racing on, we parallel the M5 doing 95mph, according to the app on my smartphone.
  3. Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
  4. To compare or liken something to something else.
    • 1984 April 14, Reginald Shepherd, “White Men's Black Men”, in Gay Community News, page 11:
      Although its spokesmen do not hesitate to parallel their oppression to that of blacks, the gay male community has chosen to ignore the voices of black gay men.
    • 2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 119:
      These scholars argue that gender and sexual identity are like nature and the environment; they parallel the queer/performance connection to the environmental/performance connection. I consider, instead, how all these categories actively interact and overlap.
  5. To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.
  6. To equal; to match; to correspond to.
  7. To produce or adduce as a parallel.

Derived terms
Terms derived from the adjective, adverb, noun, or verb parallel

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See also

References
  1. Jos Leys — The hyperbolic chamber (paragraph 8)

Danish

Etymology

Via Latin parallēlus from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos, “side-by-side”), from παρά (pará, “by”) +‎ ἀλλήλοις (allḗlois, “each other”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pʰɑɑˈlɛlˀ]

Adjective

parallel (neuter parallelt, plural and definite singular attributive parallelle)

  1. (geometry) parallel (equally distant at all points)
  2. parallel (equivalent)

Noun

parallel c (singular definite parallellen, plural indefinite paralleller)

  1. parallel (a similar case)
  2. parallel (comparison)
  3. (geometry, rare) parallel (a parallel line)

Declension
Declension of parallel
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative parallel parallellen paralleller parallellerne
genitive parallels parallellens parallellers parallellernes

References

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin parallēlus (perhaps via French parallèle), which in turn derives from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos).

Pronunciation
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Noun

parallel f or m (plural parallellen, diminutive parallelletje n)

  1. parallel (all senses)

Adjective

parallel (not comparable)

  1. parallel
    Synonym: evenwijdig

Inflection
Inflection of parallel
uninflected parallel
inflected parallelle
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial parallel
indefinite m./f. sing. parallelle
n. sing. parallel
plural parallelle
definite parallelle
partitive parallels

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: paralèl

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin parallēlus, parallēlos, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paʁaˈleːl/
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Adjective

parallel (strong nominative masculine singular paralleler, not comparable)

  1. parallel
    Die Linien meines Schreibpapiers laufen exakt parallel. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Die eine Bahnschiene verläuft auch in der Kurve stets parallel zur anderen. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. serving the same purpose, leading to the same result
    Die Autobahn verläuft parallel zur Eisenbahn aber in ganz unterschiedlichen Biegungen und Kurven. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Die Eheleute hatten nichts verabredet, so haben sie parallel (zueinander) eingekauft. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension
Positive forms of parallel (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist parallel sie ist parallel es ist parallel sie sind parallel
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative paralleler parallele paralleles parallele
genitive parallelen paralleler parallelen paralleler
dative parallelem paralleler parallelem parallelen
accusative parallelen parallele paralleles parallele
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der parallele die parallele das parallele die parallelen
genitive des parallelen der parallelen des parallelen der parallelen
dative dem parallelen der parallelen dem parallelen den parallelen
accusative den parallelen die parallele das parallele die parallelen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein paralleler eine parallele ein paralleles (keine) parallelen
genitive eines parallelen einer parallelen eines parallelen (keiner) parallelen
dative einem parallelen einer parallelen einem parallelen (keinen) parallelen
accusative einen parallelen eine parallele ein paralleles (keine) parallelen

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Further reading
  • “parallel” in Duden online
  • “parallel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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