parallel

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in Vietnamese Song song (đường thẳng)

BrE /ˈpærəlel/ AmE /ˈperəˌlel/

noun / adjective en → vi

1 LINE/PATH [noun] B1

Song song (đường thẳng)

a line that is the same distance from another line at all points; two or more lines, paths, etc., that are always the same distance apart and will never meet

  • parallel to something

Collocations parallel lines · parallel roads

  • The two rivers run parallel to each other.

    Hai con sông chảy song song với nhau.

2 SIMILAR [adjective] B1

Đồng thời, tương tự

similar or the same in some way; happening at the same time but independently

  • parallel to something

Collocations parallel developments · parallel lives

  • There are many parallels between their work and ours.

    Có nhiều điểm tương đồng giữa công việc của họ và chúng ta.

3 EQUIVALENT [noun] B2

Đối ứng, tương đương

equivalent to something in another system or context; corresponding to something else

  • parallel to something

Collocations a parallel in history · a parallel in literature

  • There is a parallel between the two events.

    Có sự tương đương giữa hai sự kiện này.

4 COMPUTER [adjective] C1

Song song (máy tính)

relating to a computer system that can perform several operations at the same time

  • parallel processing

Collocations parallel computing · parallel architecture

  • The company uses parallel computers to process data.

    Công ty sử dụng máy tính song song để xử lý dữ liệu.