nonparallel

ˌnɒnˈpærəlel

Definition

Definition of nonparallel - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

mathematics

Rare

not parallel or diverging from each other

Rare

The roads are nonparallel and will eventually meet.

divergent

skew

completely different

Rare

not corresponding or analogous

Rare

The two legal systems are nonparallel in structure.

dissimilar

unrelated

technology

TECH.

relating to sequential operations, not simultaneous

TECH.

The nonparallel processing slowed down the system.

sequential

serial

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Origin of nonparallel

Latin, non (not) + parallelus (parallel)

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isosceles

adj.

trapezoid

having two nonparallel sides of equal length

Examples of nonparallel in a sentence

In geometry, nonparallel lines can intersect.
Their cultural traditions are nonparallel in many ways.
The two careers followed nonparallel paths.
The nonparallel algorithm was inefficient for the task.
Nonparallel execution caused delays in the program.

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French:non parallèle, non analogue, ...
German:nicht parallel, nicht vergleichbar, ...
Italian:non parallelo, non corrispondente, ...
Spanish:no paralelo, disímil, ...
Portuguese:não paralelo, díspar, ...
Chinese:不平行的, 不对应的, ...
Japanese:平行でない, 対応しない, ...
Arabic:غَيْر مُتَوَازٍ, غَير مُتَناظِر, ...
Hebrew:לֹא מַקְבִּיל, לֹא מַקְבִּיל, ...
Russian:непараллельный, несопоставимый, ...
Ukrainian:непаралельний, неаналогічний, ...
Hindi:असमानांतर, असमरूप, ...
Bengali:অসমান্তরাল, অসামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ, ...
Catalan:no paral.lel, no equivalent, ...
Czech:nerovnoběžný, neanalogický, ...
Danish:ikke parallel, uensartet, ...
Dutch:niet-parallel, niet-vergelijkbaar, ...
Greek:μη παράλληλος, μη αντίστοιχος, ...
Hungarian:nem párhuzamos, nem megfelelő, ...
Khmer:មិនស្របគ្នា, មិនប្រហាក់ប្រហែលគ្នា, ...
Korean:평행하지 않은, 비대응적인, ...
Persian:غیر موازی, ناهمخوان, ...
Polish:nierównoległy, nieanalogiczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):não paralelo, não correspondente, ...
Romanian:neparalel, neanalog, ...
Swedish:icke-parallell, icke-analog, ...
Thai:ไม่ขนาน, ไม่สอดคล้องกัน, ...
Turkish:paralel değil, koşut olmayan, ...
Vietnamese:không song song, không tương đồng, ...

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Definition of nonparallel - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of nonparallel

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Terms with nonparallel included in their meaning

Examples of nonparallel in a sentence

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