Adjective : parallel rows of trees. ,Canada and the U.S. have many parallel economic interests. ,a parallel circuit. ,Some computer systems join more than one CPU for parallel processing. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : a case history without a known parallel. ,These two cases have some parallel with each other. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : The road parallels the river. From Dictionary.com.
Over and over we hear in voiceover or see in graphic display the "three principles," which are maddeningly, even defiantly, nonparallel: "respect for the individual, exceeding customers 'expectations, strive for excellence.". From Wordnik.com. [Nickel and Dimed]
The intentional nonparallel orientation of opposite wheels. From Wordnik.com. [Automotive News Blog at CARandDRIVER.com - Car News Resource] Reference
It's pretty hopeless; the nonparallel jaws of pliers just don't cut it. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
The intended reading is the nonparallel one, where with goes with just reasoned and negotiated. From Wordnik.com. [Literal-Minded] Reference
With Colbert, the nonparallel structure is part of the joke; with the Buffett piece, it 's just an error. From Wordnik.com. [Fritinancy] Reference
A gearset employing gears shaped like slices of a cone, which allows the axes of the gears to be nonparallel. From Wordnik.com. [Automotive News Blog at CARandDRIVER.com - Car News Resource] Reference
In their 2006 study on the innateness of geometry, the same researchers asked the Mundurucu subjects "which of these is not like the other" (referring to groupings of parallel and nonparallel lines, or right and oblique triangles). From Wordnik.com. [3quarksdaily] Reference
As she left the restaurant, she realized she had been edgy and impatient with the people around her, especially her secretary, who had drafted a letter for her signature containing numerous errors, including a missing apostrophe in "one months notice," an unnecessary apostrophe in "the economic recovery and it's implications," and a nonparallel series in "Our strategic plan emphasizes smarter marketing, closer financial oversight and we need to improve customer service.". From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
The issue needs to be considered on its own merits not by nonparallel abstractions or by judges who can’t barely charge their cell phone, much less understand networking, web serving and search technology. From Wordnik.com. [Google’s Dial Goes to “11″ to Beat Perfect 10′s Legal Claim] Reference
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