paralelo

• IPA^(key): /paraˈlelo/
• Rhymes: -elo
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧le‧lo

paralelo (accusative singular paralelon, plural paraleloj, accusative plural paralelojn)

1. (geometry) parallel

paralelo (feminine paralela, masculine plural paralelos, feminine plural paralelas)

1. parallel

• parallelo (obsolete)

Learned borrowing from Latin parallēlus, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + ἄλληλος (állēlos, “one another”).

• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧le‧lo

paralelo (feminine paralela, masculine plural paralelos, feminine plural paralelas)

1. (geometry) parallel (of two or more (straight) lines, (flat) surfaces etc: equally distant from one another at all points)

   Synonym: equidistante

2. (computing) parallel (involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time)
3. parallel (having the same overall direction)
4. (of events) happening at the same time
5. (electricity) describes conductor which are in parallel
6. which is used as an alternative to something official

   Synonym: alternativo

   Antonyms: oficial, principal

   Em algumas cidades, as pessoas usam moeda paralela, ao invés do real.

   In some cities, people use alternative currency, instead of real.

   Esse é um controle remoto paralelo, não é original.

   This is an alternative remote control, not the original one.

• (equally distant from one another): oblíquo, perpendicular

• barras paralelas
• computação paralela
• universo paralelo

paralelo m (plural paralelos)

1. (geography) parallel (line of latitude)
2. a comparison (evaluation of the similarities and differences)

   Synonyms: comparação, confronto, cotejo

• (line of latitude): meridiano

From Latin parallēlus, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + ἄλληλος (állēlos, “one another”).

• IPA^(key): /paɾaˈlelo/ [pa.ɾaˈle.lo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: pa‧ra‧le‧lo

paralelo (feminine paralela, masculine plural paralelos, feminine plural paralelas)

1. parallel

• “paralelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

paralelo

1. first-person singular present indicative of paralelar