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# parallel

«parallel» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **straight lines that always stay the same distance apart…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/parallel/#m1)

2) Parallel can mean happening at the same time or in the same way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/parallel/#m2)

3) A parallel is a likeness between two things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/parallel/#m3)

4) A parallel circuit gives the electric current more than one path. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/parallel/#m4)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/parallel/#x1)
- A rectangle has 2 pairs of parallel sides. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/parallel/#x2)
- Two parallel roads are 50 metres apart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/parallel/#x3)
- Draw a line parallel to this one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/parallel/#x4)
- How many parallel sides does a square have? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/parallel/#x5)
- Railway tracks are parallel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/parallel/#x6)
- In a parallel circuit, each bulb has its own path. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/parallel/#x7)
- The lines on writing paper are parallel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/parallel/#x8)
- There are parallels between the two stories. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/parallel/#x9)

### 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

- [Most rips are narrow, so a short swim parallel to the shore takes you out of them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/50-thinking-about-outdoor-safety/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «parallel» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/parallel/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.