English Dictionary

parallel

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpæɹ.əˌlɛl/

形容詞

比較不可 過剰級 二直線関係

Equally distant from one another at all points. / Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".

日本語の意味

互いにすべての点で等距離にあること（平行であること） / 全体的な向きが同じであること

The two railroad tracks remained parallel even as they curved around the hillside.

丘の斜面を回りながらでも、二本の線路は常に平行だった。

意味（1）

Equally distant from one another at all points.

The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.

意味（2）

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

The two railway lines are parallel.

意味（3）

(hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.

意味（4）

(computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.

Coordinate term: concurrent