subparallel

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sub- +‎ parallel

Adjective[edit]

subparallel (comparative more subparallel, superlative most subparallel)

  1. Almost parallel, but diverging or converging slightly
    • 1889, Samuel Hubbard Scudder, William Morris Davis, Charles William Woodworth, The Butterflies of the Eastern United States and Canada:
      Hind wings crossed by four parallel, nearly straight series of slender interrupted fleckings, subparallel to the outer margin […]
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