Japanese word

並列

Pronunciation

Romajiheiretsu

Meaning

  • nounparallel arrangement

Example

二台の車を並列に並べます。ni dai no kuruma o hei retsu ni nara be ma su

I line up two cars side by side.

Illustration for 並列 (parallel arrangement)

More examples

この回路では、電池を並列に接続します。ko no kai ro de wa den chi o hei retsu ni setsu zoku shi ma su

In this circuit, the batteries are connected in parallel.

Core concept

Expresses an arrangement in which multiple things stand alongside one another with their directions kept parallel.

Common phrases

  • 並列に配置するhei retsu ni hai chi su ru

    arrange in parallel

  • 並列回路hei retsu kai ro

    parallel circuit

  • 並列接続hei retsu setsu zoku

    parallel connection

Similar words

並置heichi: An arrangement in which two or more things are placed side by side.
横並びyokonarabi: An arrangement in which things are lined up side by side at the same level.
直列chokuretsu: An arrangement in which components are connected one after another along a single path.

Definition in Japanese

二つ以上の物を、互いに平行になるように横並びにすること。futa tsu i jō no mono o taga i ni hei kō ni na ru yō ni yoko nara bi ni su ru ko to

Word origin

The word 並列 (heiretsu, "parallel arrangement") joins 並 (hei, "line up") with 列 (retsu, "row"), indicating rows that stand alongside each other.

Usage tips

  • In technical Japanese, 並列 (heiretsu) can describe components operating alongside each other, which links the everyday idea of side by side with systems and machines.

Opposites

  • 直列chokuretsuseries arrangementnoun

Related words

  • 並列化heiretsukaparallelizationnoun
  • 並列性heiretsuseiparallelismnoun
  • 並列的heiretsutekiparallelna-adjective

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