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# parallel

adjective (parallel); noun (a parallel, parallels); verb (parallel — formal)

«parallel» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Parallel lines are straight lines that always stay the same distance apart and never meet, like train rails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parallel/#m1)
2. Parallel can mean happening at the same time or in the same way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parallel/#m2)
3. A parallel is a likeness between two things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parallel/#m3)
4. A parallel circuit gives the electric current more than one path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parallel/#m4)

### In the lessons

a property of lines and sides of shapes; rectangles have two pairs of parallel sides; in maths: parallel lines are marked with little arrows; in geography: lines of latitude are called parallels; in science: in a parallel circuit, if one bulb breaks the others stay on; phrases: «parallel to», «in parallel», «parallel lines»

### Examples

- A rectangle has 2 pairs of parallel sides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parallel/#x1)
- Two parallel roads are 50 metres apart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parallel/#x2)
- Draw a line parallel to this one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parallel/#x3)
- How many parallel sides does a square have? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parallel/#x4)
- Railway tracks are parallel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parallel/#x5)
- In a parallel circuit, each bulb has its own path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parallel/#x6)
- The lines on writing paper are parallel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parallel/#x7)
- There are parallels between the two stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parallel/#x8)

### Note

A shape word, not a number clue; it can help name a shape or know that opposite sides are equal in a rectangle. Trap: a square has 2 pairs of parallel sides, which is 4 sides, not 2. Spelling trap: p-a-r-a-l-l-e-l (double l in the middle, single l at the end). A trapezium has 1 pair of parallel sides.

## In Jewish tradition

a property of lines and sides of shapes; rectangles have two pairs of parallel sides; in maths: parallel lines are marked with little arrows; in geography: lines of latitude are called parallels; in science: in a parallel circuit, if one bulb breaks the others stay on; phrases: «parallel to», «in parallel», «parallel lines»

### Examples

- It must be noted that the term אמות is vocalized and translated here as אִמּוֹת immot 'Mothers', based on the parallel אָבוֹת avot 'fathers' of SY 3:2 and 6:1. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/parallel/#x1)

### Note

A shape word, not a number clue; it can help name a shape or know that opposite sides are equal in a rectangle. Trap: a square has 2 pairs of parallel sides, which is 4 sides, not 2. Spelling trap: p-a-r-a-l-l-e-l (double l in the middle, single l at the end). A trapezium has 1 pair of parallel sides.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «parallel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parallel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«parallel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/parallel.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «parallel» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/parallel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«parallel» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/parallel.html) on Mova free.