parallel
[ par-uh-lel, -luhl ]
/ ˈpær əˌlɛl, -ləl /
adjective
noun
verb (used with object), par·al·leled, par·al·lel·ing or (especially British) par·al·lelled, par·al·lel·ling.
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British Dictionary definitions for paralleling (1 of 2)
paralleling
/ (ˈpærəˌlɛliŋ) /
noun
a form of trading in which companies buy highly priced goods in a market in which the prices are low in order to be able to sell them in a market in which the prices are higher
British Dictionary definitions for paralleling (2 of 2)
parallel
/ (ˈpærəˌlɛl) /
adjective (when postpositive, usually foll by to)
noun
verb -lels, -leling or -leled (tr)
Word Origin for parallel
C16: via French and Latin from Greek
parallēlos alongside one another, from
para-
1 +
allēlos one another
Scientific definitions for paralleling
parallel
[ păr′ə-lĕl′ ]
Adjective
Of or relating to lines or surfaces that are separated everywhere from each other by the same distance.
Noun
Any of the imaginary lines encircling the Earth's surface parallel to the plane of the equator, used to represent degrees of latitude. See illustration at longitude.