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  • 21parallel — [adj1] aligned, side by side alongside, coextending, coextensive, coordinate, equidistant, extending equally, in the same direction, lateral, laterally, never meeting, running alongside; concepts 581,586 Ant. crooked, separate, skewed, zigzag… …

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  • 22parallel — parallelable, adj. parallelless, adj. parallelly, adv. /par euh lel , leuhl/, adj., n., v., paralleled, paralleling or (esp. Brit.) parallelled, parallelling. adj. 1. extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never… …

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  • 23parallel — I. adjective Etymology: Latin parallelus, from Greek parallēlos, from para beside + allēlōn of one another, from allos…allos one…another, from allos other more at else Date: 1549 1. a. extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant, and… …

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  • 24parallel — par•al•lel [[t]ˈpær əˌlɛl, ləl[/t]] adj. n. v. leled, lel•ing (esp. brit.) lelled, lel•ling, 1) extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of chairs[/ex] 2) having the same… …

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  • 25Parallel (geometry) — Parallelism is a term in geometry and in everyday life that refers to a property in Euclidean space of two or more lines or planes, or a combination of these. The assumed existence and properties of parallel lines are the basis of Euclid s… …

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  • 26parallel — /ˈpærəlɛl / (say paruhlel) adjective 1. having the same direction, course, or tendency; corresponding; similar; analogous: parallel forces. 2. Geometry a. (of straight lines) lying in the same plane but never meeting no matter how far extended. b …

  • 27parallel motion — noun 1. : a jointed link or other mechanism for reproducing motion parallel to itself; also : a straight line motion 2. : melodic progression of two voices moving in same direction by the same intervals * * * a mechanism arranged so as to impart… …

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  • 28Parallel SCSI — Centronics 50 SCSI plug Parallel SCSI (formally, SCSI Parallel Interface, or SPI) is one of the interface implementations in the SCSI family. In addition to being a data bus, SPI is a parallel electrical bus: There is one set of electrical… …

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  • 29Parallel curve — An ellipse (red), its evolute (blue) and some parallel curves (green). Note how the parallel curves have cusps when they touch the evolute …

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  • 30Parallel turn — The parallel turn in skiing is a method for turning. It is credited to Austrian Toni Seelos in the 1930s.Fact|date=August 2008 Since the 1930s, the parallel turn has evolved to be widely taught and used by most skiers, replacing the earlier… …

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