Webster's Dictionary 1913

919

Paralipsis

Par′a‐lip″sis (?), n. See Paraleipsis.

920

Parallactic

{ Par′al‐lac″tic (?), Par′al‐lac″tic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. parallactique.] Of or pertaining to a parallax.

921

Parallax

Par″al‐lax (?), n. [Gr. � alternation, the mutual inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. � to change a little, go aside, deviate; παρά beside, beyond + � to change: cf. ...

922

Parallel

Par″al‐lel (?), a. [F. parallèle, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. �; παρά beside + � of one another, fr. � other, akin to L. alius. See Alien.] 1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction,...

923

Parallel (2)

Par″al‐lel (?), n. 1. A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.Who made the spider parallels design,Su...

924

Parallel (3)

Par″al‐lel, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Paralleled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Paralleling (?).] 1. To place or set so as to be parallel; to place so as to be parallel to, or to conform in direc...

925

Parallel (4)

Par″al‐lel, v. i. To be parallel; to correspond; to be like. Bacon.

926

Parallel (5)

Par″al‐lel, n.(Elec.) That arrangement of an electrical system in which all positive poles, electrodes, terminals, etc., are joined to one conductor, and all negative poles, etc...

927

Parallel standards

Parallel standards. (Numismatics) Two or more metals coined without any attempt by the government to regulate their values.

928

Parallel sulcus

Parallel sulcus. (Anat.) A sulcus parallel to, but some distance below, the horizontal limb of the fissure of Sylvius.

929

Parallel transformer

Parallel transformer. (Elec.) A transformer connected in parallel.

930

Parallel vise

Parallel vise. A vise with jaws so guided as to remain parallel.

931

Parallelable

Par″al‐lel′a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being paralleled, or equaled. Bp. Hall.

932

Parallelism

Par″al‐lel‐ism (?), n. [Gr. �, fr. � to place side by side, or parallel: cf. F. parallélisme.]1. The quality or state of being parallel.2. Resemblance; correspondence; similarit...

933

Parallelistic

Par′al‐lel‐is″tic (?), a. Of the nature of a parallelism; involving parallelism.The antithetic or parallelistic form of Hebrew poetry is entirely lost. Milman.

934

Parallelize

Par″al‐lel‐ize (?), v. t. To render parallel.

935

Parallelless

Par″al‐lel‐less, a. Matchless.

936

Parallelly

Par″al‐lel‐ly, adv. In a parallel manner; with parallelism. Dr. H. More.

937

Parallelogram

Par′al‐lel″o‐gram (?), n. [Gr. �; � parallel + � to write: cf. F. parallélogramme. See Parallel, and -gram.] (Geom.) A right-lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite sides are...

938

Parallelogrammatic

Par′al‐lel′o‐gram‐mat″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a parallelogram; parallelogrammic.

939

Parallelogrammic

{ Par′al‐lel′o‐gram″mic (păr′al‐lĕl′ō̍‐grăm″mĭk), Par′al‐lel′o‐gram″mic‐al (–grăm″mĭ‐kal), } a. Having the properties of a parallelogram.

940

Parallelopiped

Par′al‐lel′o‐pi″ped (–pī″pĕd), n. [Gr. παραλληλεπιπεδον a body with parallel surfaces; παράλληλοσ parallel + επἴπεδον a plane surface, επἴπεδοσ on the ground, or level with it, ...

941

Parallelopipedon

Par′al‐lel′o‐pip″e‐don (?), n. A parallelopiped. Hutton.

942

Paralogical

Par′a‐log″ic‐al (?), a. Containing paralogism; illogical. “Paralogical doubt.” Sir T. Browne.

943

Paralogism

Pa‐ral″o‐gism (?), n. [Gr. παραλογισμόσ, fr. παραλογίζεσθαι to reason falsely; παρά beside + λογίζεσθαι to reason, λόγοσ discourse, reason: cf. F. paralogisme.] (Logic) A reason...

944

Paralogize

Pa‐ral″o‐gize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Paralogized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Paralogizing (?).] [Gr. παραλογίζεσθαι.] To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the premises.

945

Paralogy

Pa‐ral″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. παραλογία; παρά beside, beyond + λόγοσ reason.] False reasoning; paralogism.