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How to pronounce parallel
Say it like this: /ˈpæɹ.əˌlɛl/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does parallel mean?
adjEqually distant from one another at all points.
“The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.”
Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
“The two railway lines are parallel.”
Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
advWith a parallel relationship.
“The road runs parallel to the canal.”
nounOne of a set of parallel lines.
“Who made the spider parallels design, / Sure as De Moivre, without rule or line?”
Direction conformable to that of another line.
“lines that from their parallel decline”
A line of latitude.
“The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.”
verbTo construct or place something parallel to something else.
Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
“Racing on, we parallel the M5 doing 95mph, according to the app on my smartphone.”
Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
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