parallel /'pærәlel/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
• (v.) be parallel to
• (v.) make or place parallel to something

Chinese translation

• n. 平行, 对比, 相匹敌之物
• a. 平行的, 相似的
• vt. 与...平行, 与...相似, 相比, 使平行

Word details

Part of speech

adjective / noun

Pronunciation

/'pærәlel/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.27 · Rare

Word forms

parallels, paralleling, parallelled

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