| 释义 |
Adjective: parallel 'paru`lel- Being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
"parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows" - Of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
"parallel processing"
Noun: parallel 'paru`lel- Something having the property of being analogous to something else
- analogue, analog [US] - An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
- latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude - (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
"parallels never meet"
Verb: parallel (paralleled,paralleling) 'paru`lel- Be parallel to
"Their roles are paralleled by ours" - Make or place parallel to something
"They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
- collimate - Duplicate or match
- twin, duplicate
Derived forms: paralleled, parallels, paralleling See also: antiparallel, collateral, comparable, nonconvergent, nonintersecting, symmetric, symmetrical, synchronal, synchronic, synchronous Type of: agree, alter, change, check, correspond, figure, fit, gibe, jibe, line, match, modify, similarity, tally Antonym: oblique, perpendicular Encyclopedia: Parallel |