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ambas [am.bas.] : comparable (adj.); parallel (adj.)
Synonyms: abay

Derivatives of ambas


Glosses:
comparable
adj. 1. comparableable to be compared or worthy of comparison.
~ comparable withsimilar in some respect and so able to be compared in order to show differences and similarities.; "pianists of comparable ability"; "cars comparable with each other in terms of fuel consumption"
~ comparable toworthy of comparison; as good as.; "at that moment nothing in the world seemed comparable to sleep"
~ equalhaving the same quantity, value, or measure as another.; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"
~ parallelbeing everywhere equidistant and not intersecting.; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"
adj. 2. comparable, corresponding, likeconforming in every respect.; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"
~ sameclosely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree.; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year"
parallel
n. (attribute)1. analog, analogue, parallelsomething having the property of being analogous to something else.
~ similaritythe quality of being similar.
~ echoa close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc..; "his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"; "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man"
n. (location)2. latitude, line of latitude, parallel, parallel of latitudean imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator.
~ polar circlea line of latitude at the north or south poles.
~ horse latitudeeither of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light-baffling winds.
~ linea spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent.
~ tropiceither of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics.
n. (shape)3. parallel(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes).; "parallels never meet"
~ math, mathematics, mathsa science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement.
~ figurea combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape.
v. (stative)4. parallelbe parallel to.; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
~ correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, checkbe compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
v. (change)5. collimate, parallelmake or place parallel to something.; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
~ alter, change, modifycause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
v. (stative)6. duplicate, parallel, twinduplicate or match.; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
~ correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, checkbe compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
adj. 7. parallelbeing everywhere equidistant and not intersecting.; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"
~ comparableable to be compared or worthy of comparison.
~ antiparallel(especially of vectors) parallel but oppositely directed.; "antiparallel vectors"
~ collateralsituated or running side by side.; "collateral ridges of mountains"
~ nonconvergent, nonintersecting(of lines, planes, or surfaces) never meeting or crossing.
~ symmetric, symmetricalhaving similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts.
adj. 8. parallelof or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations.; "parallel processing"
~ computer science, computingthe branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures.
~ synchronal, synchronic, synchronousoccurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase.; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations"