- par|al|lel|i|ty
- par|al|lel|i|ty «PAR uh LEHL uh tee», noun.parallel arrangement, condition, or character.
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par|al|lel|ly — «PAR uh LEHL lee», adverb. in a parallel manner … Useful english dictionary
par´al|lel|i|za´tion — par|al|lel|ize «PAR uh leh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make parallel; place so as to be parallel, especially for comparison; bring into comparison; compare. 2. to furnish a parallel for, or form a parallel to; match.… … Useful english dictionary
par|al|lel|ize — «PAR uh leh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make parallel; place so as to be parallel, especially for comparison; bring into comparison; compare. 2. to furnish a parallel for, or form a parallel to; match. –par´al|lel|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
par|al|lel|e|pip|e|don — «PAR uh LEHL uh PIHP uh don», noun. = parallelepiped. (Cf. ↑parallelepiped) … Useful english dictionary
par|al|lel|e|pi|ped — «PAR uh LEHL uh PY pihd, PIHP ihd», noun. Geometry. a solid with three pairs of opposite, parallel faces which are parallelograms. ╂[< Late Latin parallēlepipedon < Greek parallēlepípedon body with parallel surfaces < parállēlos parallel … Useful english dictionary
par|al|lel|ism — «PAR uh LEHL ihz uhm», noun. 1. a being parallel. 2. Figurative. likeness; similarity; correspondence; agreement: »For the first 14 years of life, the schooling of a girl is virtually the same as for a boy. But in high school…parallelism is… … Useful english dictionary
par|al|lel|is|tic — «PAR uh leh LIHS tihk», adjective. of the nature of or involving parallelism: »Figurative. This parallelistic development of corbeling differs from that of the true arch, which seems everywhere to be derived from a single original source (Alfred… … Useful english dictionary
par|al|lel|ist — «PAR uh LEHL ihst», noun. 1. a person who draws a parallel or comparison. 2. an advocate of the metaphysical doctrine of parallelism … Useful english dictionary
par|al|lel|o|gram — «PAR uh LEHL uh gram», noun. 1. a four sided plane figure whose opposite sides are parallel and equal, such as a rectangle or diamond. 2. a thing shaped like this. ╂[< Latin parallēlogrammus < Greek parallēlógrammos < parállēlos parallel … Useful english dictionary
par|al|lel|o|pi|ped — «PAR uh LEHL uh PY pihd, PIHP ihd», noun. = parallelepiped. (Cf. ↑parallelepiped) … Useful english dictionary
