parallel

• يصف الخطوط أو الأشياء أو الأحداث التي تقع جنبًا إلى جنب وتبقى المسافة بينها متساوية على امتدادها كله؛ ويُستعمل مجازًا لوصف الأشياء المتشابهة أو المتناظرة.

Describes lines, objects, or events that are side by side and have the same distance continuously between them; also used figuratively to describe similar or corresponding things.

1. Equidistant linesA2formal

   Describing lines or surfaces that are always the same distance apart and never meet.

   متوازٍ

   • The train tracks run parallel to the highway.
   • Draw two parallel lines on the paper.
   • The shelves are installed parallel to each other.

   المرادفاتalignedequidistantnonintersectingside by side

   الأضدادconvergentdivergentintersecting

2. Similar or analogousB2formal

   Happening at the same time or being similar in nature or development.

   متوازٍ

   • The two companies have parallel growth strategies.
   • There are parallel developments in both countries.
   • Their careers followed parallel paths.

   المرادفاتakinanalogouscomparablecorrespondingequivalentlikematchingsimilar

3. ComputingB2formalIT

   Referring to the simultaneous processing of multiple tasks or data streams.

   المتوازي في الحوسبة

   • Parallel computing allows faster data processing.
   • The system uses parallel processing to handle multiple requests.
   • Parallel algorithms are essential for modern supercomputers.

   المرادفاتconcurrentsimultaneous

   الأضدادserial

• اسم يشير إلى الخطوط أو المستويات أو الأجسام التي تكون على مسافة متساوية من بعضها البعض ولا تتقاطع أبدًا، أو إلى مقارنة تُظهر التشابه بين شيئين.

A noun referring to lines, planes, or objects that are equidistant and never meet, or a comparison showing similarity between two things.

1. Geometric linesA2formal

   Lines that are always the same distance apart and never meet.

   الخطوط المتوازية

   • The train tracks run on parallel lines.
   • Draw two parallel lines on the paper.
   • Parallel lines never intersect.

2. Comparison or similarityB2formal

   A similarity or comparison between two things.

   التشابه

   • There is a clear parallel between the two historical events.
   • The author draws a parallel between love and war.
   • We can see a parallel in their career paths.

   المرادفاتanalogycomparisoncorrelationcorrespondenceequivalencelikenessresemblancesimilarity

3. GeographyB1formal

   A line of latitude on a map or globe.

   خط العرض

   • The 49th parallel marks part of the US-Canada border.
   • The equator is the most famous parallel.
   • They crossed the 30th parallel during their journey.

   المرادفاتlatitudeline of latitudeparallel of latitude

• فعل يُستخدم للإشارة إلى التشابه أو المطابقة بين شيئين، أو إلى السير أو الامتداد بمحاذاة شيء آخر على نحو متوازٍ.

A verb used to indicate the act of being similar or corresponding to something, or to run alongside something in a comparable way.

1. To be similar or correspondB2formal

   To be similar to something or happen at the same time as something else.

   التوازي

   • The rise in crime parallels the increase in unemployment.
   • Her experiences parallel those of many other immigrants.
   • The two stories parallel each other in several ways.

   المرادفاتcoincidecorrespondechoequalmatchmirrorresemble

   الأضدادdifferdiverge

2. To run alongsideB2formal

   To be placed or to move in a direction that is parallel to something else.

   يُحاذي

   • The road parallels the river for several miles.
   • The railway line parallels the highway.
   • The fence parallels the edge of the property.

   المرادفاتborderflankline

   الأضدادcrossdivergeintersect