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parallel - (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes); "parallels never meet" |
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figure a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she made the best score on compulsory figures"
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math,
mathematics,
maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
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parallel - be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours" |
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agree,
check,
correspond,
fit,
gibe,
jibe,
match,
tally consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"
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parallel - make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway" |
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collimate |
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alter,
change,
modify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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parallel - being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows" |
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perpendicular extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
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oblique slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"
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comparable able to be compared or worthy of comparison
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symmetric,
symmetrical having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
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antiparallel (especially of vectors) parallel but oppositely directed; "antiparallel vectors"
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collateral descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
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nonconvergent,
nonintersecting (of lines, planes, or surfaces) never meeting or crossing
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parallel - of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations; "parallel processing" |
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synchronal,
synchronic,
synchronous concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents; "synchronic linguistics"
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computer science,
computing the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
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