Phrase guide

in parallel

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

At the same time; together, concurrently, cotemporally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: synchronous (adjective), synchronously (adverb), simultaneously (adverb)
  • Translations to all five languages were done in parallel.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: synchronous, synchronously, simultaneously

Antonyms: serially, in series

2

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Meaning 2

Aligned or connected side by side, instead of end to end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The total resistance of two resistors connected in parallel is easily calculated using a simple formula.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: in series

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: rinnakkain — at the same time
  • Finnish: samanaikaisesti — at the same time
  • Hungarian: párhuzamosan — at the same time
  • Polish: równocześnie — at the same time
  • Portuguese: em paralelo — at the same time
  • Romanian: concomitent — at the same time
  • Romanian: paralel — at the same time
  • Russian: паралле́льно (parallélʹno) — at the same time
  • Ukrainian: парале́льно (paralélʹno) — at the same time
  • Ukrainian: рівнобі́жно (rivnobížno) — at the same time
  • Chinese Mandarin: 並聯 /并联 (bìnglián) — aligned or connected side by side, instead of in series
  • Finnish: rinnan — aligned or connected side by side, instead of in series
  • French: en parallèle — aligned or connected side by side, instead of in series
  • Hungarian: párhuzamosan — aligned or connected side by side, instead of in series
  • Polish: równolegle — aligned or connected side by side, instead of in series
  • Portuguese: em paralelo — aligned or connected side by side, instead of in series
  • Romanian: în paralel — aligned or connected side by side, instead of in series
  • Russian: паралле́льно (parallélʹno) — aligned or connected side by side, instead of in series
  • Spanish: en paralelo — aligned or connected side by side, instead of in series
  • Ukrainian: парале́льно (paralélʹno) — aligned or connected side by side, instead of in series