parallel
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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
“It’s three minor 9th chords in parallel motion — it’s carrying you,” says original “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” keyboardist Philip Woo.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
There will be two parallel corridors running east-west through central London for most of the afternoon, with Trafalgar Square, Whitehall and Parliament Square sitting between them and the two end-points where speeches are planned.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Mr. Hazen, a geoscientist, was studying how minerals formed in the earliest stars and planets when he saw a possible parallel with biological evolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
That’s how I managed to parallel park perfectly.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
Vocabulary lists containing parallel
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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