Definizione monolingua

parallel

parallel (third-person singular simple present parallels, present participle paralleling or parallelling (British only), simple past and past participle paralleled or parallelled (British only))

1. To construct something parallel to something else.
2. Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
3. Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
4. To compare or liken something to something else.

parallel (plural parallels)

1. One of a set of parallel lines.
2. A line of latitude.

   The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.

3. An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel
4. Something identical or similar in essential respects

parallel (not comparable)

1. Equally distant from one another at all points.

   The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.

2. Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with ""to"".

   The railway line runs parallel to the road.

   The two railway lines are parallel.

3. (hyperbolic geometry) said of a pair of lines: that they either do not intersect or they coincide^[1]
4. (computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time

   a parallel algorithm

parallel (comparative more parallel, superlative most parallel)

1. With a parallel relationship

   The road runs parallel with the canal.

Definizione dizionario parallel

	parallelo
	equally distant from one another at all points
	Of two or more (straight) lines, (flat) surfaces etc: Equally distant from one another at all points.

	parallelamente
	With a parallel relationship

analogo

confronto

paragone

parallela

parallele

parallelismo

Altri significati:

Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.

having the same overall direction

A line of latitude.

(computing) Describing the processing of multiple tasks at the same time

To compare or liken something to something else.

(going) side by side

Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".

to compare or liken something to something else

To construct something parallel to something else.

Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.

One of a set of parallel lines.

of a path etc: to be parallel to something else

Equally distant from one another at all points.

line of latitude

one of a set of parallel lines

An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel