subparallel

subparallel

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
English parallel
English subparallel

    From sub- + parallel.

    Adjective

    subparallel (comparative more subparallel, superlative most subparallel)

    1. Almost parallel, but diverging or converging slightly.
      • 1889, Samuel Hubbard Scudder, William Morris Davis, Charles William Woodworth, The Butterflies of the Eastern United States and Canada:
        Hind wings crossed by four parallel, nearly straight series of slender interrupted fleckings, subparallel to the outer margin […]

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