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in parallel

in parallel prepositional phrase: at the same time; together, concurrently, cotemporally.

Prepositional phrase

  1. At the same time; together, concurrently, cotemporally.
    • Near-synonyms: synchronous (adjective), synchronously (adverb), simultaneously (adverb)
    • Translations to all five languages were done in parallel.
    Antonyms:
    serially, in series
  2. Aligned or connected side by side, instead of end to end.
    • The total resistance of two resistors connected in parallel is easily calculated using a simple formula.
    Antonyms:
    in series

Synonyms of in parallel

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Questions about in parallel

What does in parallel mean?
In parallel means at the same time; together, concurrently, cotemporally.
What part of speech is in parallel?
In parallel is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in parallel in the dictionary

  1. in other news
  2. in other words
  3. in otherwords
  4. in pairs
  5. in pampers
  6. in parallel
  7. in pari materia
  8. in part
  9. in partibus infidelium
  10. in particular
  11. in passing

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