parallèle

See also: parallele

French

Etymology

From Middle French parallèle, borrowed from Latin parallēlus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁa.lɛl/

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Adjective

parallèle (plural parallèles)

1. (geometry) parallel

   Antonyms: sécant, perpendiculaire

Derived terms

• barres parallèles
• parallèlement
• parallélépipède
• parallélogramme

Further reading

• “parallèle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.