The Collaborative International Dictionary
Parallel \Par"al*lel\, n.
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A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.
Who made the spider parallels design, Sure as De Moivre, without rule or line ?
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Direction conformable to that of another line,
Lines that from their parallel decline.
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Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity.
Twixt earthly females and the moon All parallels exactly run.
--Swift. A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope.
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Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars; a counterpart.
None but thyself can be thy parallel.
--Pope. (Geog.) One of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth, parallel to the equator, marking the latitude; also, the corresponding line on a globe or map; as, the counry was divided into North and South at the 38th parallel.
(Mil.) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.
(Print.) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines (thus, ||) used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
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(Elec.) That arrangement of an electrical system in which all positive poles, electrodes, terminals, etc., are joined to one conductor, and all negative poles, etc., to another conductor; -- called also multiple. Opposed to series. Note: Parts of a system so arranged are said to be in parallel or in multiple. Limiting parallels. See under Limit, v. t. Parallel of altitude (Astron.), one of the small circles of the sphere, parallel to the horizon; an almucantar. Parallel of declination (Astron.), one of the small circles of the sphere, parallel to the equator. Parallel of latitude.
(Geog.) See def. 6. above.
(Astron.) One of the small circles of the sphere, parallel to the ecliptic.
Usage examples of "in multiple".
If things worked out as planned, the needed capabilities would be built into drone bodies, providing an EW capability which could be deployed in multiple, independent platforms.
Next came the pitch to break sealed files for investigatory use in multiple homicides.
Stung, the Bugs had diverted their available gunboats to the new threat, and TFNS Caio Duilio had vanished in multiple fireballs of kamikaze attacks.
There are automated weapons stations in multiple orbit stationed six planetary diameters out to prevent unauthorized approaches, much less landings.
Her hair was done in multiple and equally skinny braids that fell to her waist and were joined at the tips by a black ribbon.
Books, most of them bound photocopies, carefully wrapped in multiple layers of green plastic garbage bag to make them thoroughly waterproof.
Central figure in multiple studies, stories, speculations for nearly two centuries.
They were standing in the entrance to a vast submarine grotto that rose in multiple steps and terraces toward an indefinite ceiling from which cascaded down like silver mist aglow about thrice the strength of moonlight.
He tried to imagine explaining to them the truth about spacetelling them of filaments and membranes vibrating in multiple-dimensional harmony, of ruptures in space and time as the fundamental fibers, at his command, rewove themselves .
They were short and skinny and, even dressed in multiple layers of warm clothes that hung on them like sacks, complained all the time about how cold it was (it wasn’.
He felt like someone had threaded wires through his skin and pulled his flesh in multiple directions—.