antiparallel

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an′tē parə lel′, an′tī-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•ti•par•al•lel  (an′tē parə lel′, an′tī-),USA pronunciation adj. [Math, Physics.]
  1. Mathematics(of two vectors) pointing in opposite directions.
  • anti- + parallel 1650–60

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