parallel to

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In an axial flux motor, the electromagnetic field is parallel to the motor’s axis of rotation, instead of perpendicular in a conventional electric motor.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Instead of placing the anode and cathode parallel to each other, the new design positions them perpendicular.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Residents resorted to burying the bodies just outside school grounds; more than 20 graves run parallel to the school’s outer wall, each marked with a broken cinder block.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

A small bridge on a road parallel to my road had collapsed, and the town, while trying to get it fixed, had decided to run a detour through my previously tranquil two acres.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

I thought about shoving off and running back to the car, but for Margo’s sake I stayed there, the top half of me in the house, parallel to the floor.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green