1.
parallel; side by side
arranged or occurring alongside each other, not in sequence
机を並列に並べた。
I arranged the desks side by side.
複数の作業を並列で進める。
I work on multiple tasks in parallel.
二つの案を並列で検討する。
We'll consider two proposals in parallel.
2.
parallel (electrical/computing)
a circuit or process where components are connected side by side or operations happen simultaneously
並列回路では電圧が同じになる。
In a parallel circuit, the voltage is the same.
並列処理で計算速度を上げる。
Increase calculation speed with parallel processing.
並列コンピューティングが普及している。
Parallel computing is becoming widespread.
FORMATION:
並 (line up, side by side) + 列 (row, column) → arranged side by side
VERB FORM:
並列する (to arrange in parallel)
ANTONYM:
直列 (serial, in series)
TECHNICAL TERMS:
- 並列回路 (parallel circuit)
- 並列処理 (parallel processing)
- 並列接続 (parallel connection)
COMPARISON:
- 並列回路: Components share voltage, current divides
- 直列回路: Components share current, voltage divides