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1 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) parallel2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) parallel2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) parallelt3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) parallel2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) lighedspunkt; parallel3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) breddegrad4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) finde ingen lige* * *['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) parallel2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) parallel2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) parallelt3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) parallel2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) lighedspunkt; parallel3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) breddegrad4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) finde ingen lige -
2 railway
1) (a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run: They're building a new railway; ( also adjective) a railway station.) jernbane; jernbane-2) ((sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc: He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries.) jernbanen* * *1) (a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run: They're building a new railway; ( also adjective) a railway station.) jernbane; jernbane-2) ((sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc: He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries.) jernbanen -
3 align
1) (to put in a straight line or in parallel lines.) stille på linie2) (to attach (oneself) to one side in an argument, politics etc: He aligned himself with the rebels.) slutte sig til* * *1) (to put in a straight line or in parallel lines.) stille på linie2) (to attach (oneself) to one side in an argument, politics etc: He aligned himself with the rebels.) slutte sig til -
4 catamaran
[kætəmə'ræn](a sailing-boat with two parallel hulls.) katamaran* * *[kætəmə'ræn](a sailing-boat with two parallel hulls.) katamaran -
5 parallelogram
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6 prism
['prizm]1) (a solid figure whose sides are parallel and whose two ends are the same in shape and size.) prisme2) (a glass object of this shape, usually with triangular ends, which breaks up a beam of white light into the colours of the rainbow.) prisme•* * *['prizm]1) (a solid figure whose sides are parallel and whose two ends are the same in shape and size.) prisme2) (a glass object of this shape, usually with triangular ends, which breaks up a beam of white light into the colours of the rainbow.) prisme•
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in parallel with — in parallel (with) : at the same time and in a way that is related or connected Prices are rising in parallel with increasing fuel costs. The two systems work in parallel. • • • Main Entry: ↑parallel … Useful english dictionary
in parallel (with something) — in ˈparallel (with sth/sb) idiom with and at the same time as sth/sb else • The new degree and the existing certificate courses would run in parallel. • Ann wanted to pursue her own career in parallel with her husband s. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
in parallel (with somebody) — in ˈparallel (with sth/sb) idiom with and at the same time as sth/sb else • The new degree and the existing certificate courses would run in parallel. • Ann wanted to pursue her own career in parallel with her husband s. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
Parallel — Par al*lel, a. [F. parall[ e]le, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. ?; para beside + ? of one another, fr. ? other, akin to L. alius. See {Alien}.] 1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parallel bar — Parallel Par al*lel, a. [F. parall[ e]le, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. ?; para beside + ? of one another, fr. ? other, akin to L. alius. See {Alien}.] 1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parallel circles of a sphere — Parallel Par al*lel, a. [F. parall[ e]le, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. ?; para beside + ? of one another, fr. ? other, akin to L. alius. See {Alien}.] 1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parallel columns — Parallel Par al*lel, a. [F. parall[ e]le, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. ?; para beside + ? of one another, fr. ? other, akin to L. alius. See {Alien}.] 1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parallel forces — Parallel Par al*lel, a. [F. parall[ e]le, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. ?; para beside + ? of one another, fr. ? other, akin to L. alius. See {Alien}.] 1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parallel motion — Parallel Par al*lel, a. [F. parall[ e]le, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. ?; para beside + ? of one another, fr. ? other, akin to L. alius. See {Alien}.] 1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parallel rod — Parallel Par al*lel, a. [F. parall[ e]le, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. ?; para beside + ? of one another, fr. ? other, akin to L. alius. See {Alien}.] 1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parallel ruler — Parallel Par al*lel, a. [F. parall[ e]le, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. ?; para beside + ? of one another, fr. ? other, akin to L. alius. See {Alien}.] 1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English