parallel
adjective
extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging.
subparallel
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a word derived from
parallel.
Example Sentences
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A really weird thing about several of the Haţeg Island theropods is that the outside surfaces of their bones possess a distinctive ‘wrinkled’ texture that consists of subparallel, raised ridges.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 28, 2015
These form subparallel belts trending north-east and south-west from the seacoast between Cullen and Portsoy southwards by Keith and Dufftown to the head waters of the Avon beyond Tomintoul.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
The gills are vein-like, close, much anastomosing above, long decurrent and subparallel below, concolorous.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
