Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - parallel
Parallel
parallel
adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 a (of lines or planes) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them. b (foll. by to, with) (of a line or plane) having this relation (to another). 2 (of circumstances etc.) precisely similar, analogous, or corresponding. 3 a (of processes etc.) occurring or performed simultaneously. b Computing involving the simultaneous performance of operations. --n. 1 a person or thing precisely analogous or equal to another. 2 a comparison (drew a parallel between the two situations). 3 (in full parallel of latitude) Geog. a each of the imaginary parallel circles of constant latitude on the earth's surface. b a corresponding line on a map (the 49th parallel). 4 Printing two parallel lines (ll) as a reference mark. --v.tr. (paralleled, paralleling) 1 be parallel to; correspond to. 2 represent as similar; compare. 3 adduce as a parallel instance. Phrases and idioms in parallel (of electric circuits) arranged so as to join at common points at each end. parallel bars a pair of parallel rails on posts for gymnastics. Derivatives parallelism n. Etymology: F parall{egrave}le f. L parallelus f. Gk parallelos (as PARA-(1), allelos one another)
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I. adjective see: else Date: 1549 1. extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant, and not meeting , everywhere equally distant , 2. having ~ sides , being or relating to an electrical circuit having a number of conductors in ~, arranged in ~ , relating to or being a connection in a computer system in which the bits of a byte are transmitted over separate channels at the same time , 3. a. similar, analogous, or interdependent in tendency or development, exhibiting ~ism in form, function, or development , readily compared ; companion, having identical syntactical elements in corresponding positions, d. having the same tonic, keeping the same distance apart in musical pitch, performed while keeping one's skis ~ , see: similar II. noun Date: 1551 1. a ~ line, curve, or surface, one of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth ~ing the equator and marking the latitude, a character || used in printing especially as a reference mark, 2. something equal or similar in all essential particulars ; counterpart, similarity, analogue, a comparison to show resemblance, 4. the state of being physically ~, an arrangement of electrical devices in a circuit in which the same potential difference is applied to two or more resistances with each resistance being on a different branch of the circuit, an arrangement or state that permits several operations or tasks to be performed simultaneously rather than consecutively, III. transitive verb Date: 1598 to indicate analogy of ; compare, 2. to show something equal to ; match, to correspond to, to place so as to be ~ in direction with something, to extend, run, or move in a direction ~ to, IV. adverb Date: circa 1747 in a ~ manner ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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