parallel
part of speech
adjective (parallel); noun (a parallel, parallels); verb (parallel — formal)
meaning for a pupil
1) Parallel lines are straight lines that always stay the same distance apart and never meet, like train rails. tree →
2) Parallel can mean happening at the same time or in the same way. tree →
3) A parallel is a likeness between two things. tree →
4) A parallel circuit gives the electric current more than one path. tree →
sense 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
- 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 →
- A rectangle has 2 pairs of parallel sides. tree →
- Two parallel roads are 50 metres apart. tree →
- Draw a line parallel to this one. tree →
- How many parallel sides does a square have? tree →
- Railway tracks are parallel. tree →
- In a parallel circuit, each bulb has its own path. tree →
- The lines on writing paper are parallel. tree →
- There are parallels between the two stories. tree →
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 the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «parallel» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.