| 单词 | parallel |
| 释义 | Word Frequency parallel(ˈpærəˌlɛl) adjective (when postpositive, usually foll by to) 1. separated by an equal distance at every point; never touching or intersecting parallel walls 2. corresponding; similar parallel situations 3. music a. Also: consecutive (of two or more parts or melodies) moving in similar motion but keeping the same interval apart throughout parallel fifths b. denoting successive chords in which the individual notes move in parallel motion 4. grammar denoting syntactic constructions in which the constituents of one construction correspond to those of the other 5. computing operating on several items of information, instructions, etc, simultaneously Compare serial (sense 6)noun 6. mathematics one of a set of parallel lines, planes, etc 7. an exact likeness 8. a comparison 9. Also called: parallel of latitude any of the imaginary lines around the earth parallel to the equator, designated by degrees of latitude ranging from 0° at the equator to 90° at the poles 10. a. a configuration of two or more electrical components connected between two points in a circuit so that the same voltage is applied to each (esp in the phrase in parallel) b. (as modifier) a parallel circuit series (sense 6)11. printing the character (∥) used as a reference mark 12. a trench or line lying in advance of and parallel to other defensive positions verbWord forms: -lels, -leling or -leled (transitive) 13. to make parallel 14. to supply a parallel to 15. to be a parallel to or correspond with your experience parallels mine Word origin C16: via French and Latin from Greek parallēlos alongside one another, from para-1 + allēlos one another |
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