Paragenesis - Parallelogrammatic

3. Kindred; family; birth. [Obs.] Ld. Berners.
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We claim to be of high parage. Chaucer.
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Paragenesis (părȧjĕn�sĭs), n. [Pref. para- + genesis.] 1. (Min.) The science which treats of minerals with special reference to their origin.
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2. (Geol.) (a) The formation of minerals in contact, so as to affect one another's development. (b) The order in which minerals occurring together in rocks and veins have developed.
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Paragenic (părȧjĕnĭk), a. [Pref. para- the root of genos birth.] (Biol.) Originating in the character of the germ, or at the first commencement of an individual; -- said of peculiarities of structure, character, etc.
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Paraglobulin (părȧglŏb�lĭn), n. [Pref. para- + globulin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A protein in blood serum, belonging to the group of globulins. See .
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Paraglossa (părȧglŏssȧ), n.; pl. Paraglossæ (părȧglŏssē). [NL., from Gr. para beside + glw^ssa tongue.] (Zoöl.) One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects. See Illust. under .
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Paragnath (părăgnăth), n. (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Paragnathous (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having both mandibles of equal length, the tips meeting, as in certain birds.
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Paragnathus (pȧrăgnȧthŭs), n.; pl. Paragnathi (pȧrăgnȧthī). [NL. See , and .] (Zoöl.) (a) One of the two lobes which form the lower lip, or metastome, of Crustacea. (b) One of the small, horny, toothlike jaws of certain annelids.
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Paragoge (părȧgōj�), n. [L., fr. Gr. paragwgh, from paragein to lead beside, protract; para beside + 'agein to lead.] 1. (Gram.) The addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word, as withouten for without.
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2. (Med.) Coaptation. [Obs.] Dunglison.
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{ Paragogic (?), Paragogical (?), } a. [Cf. F. paragogique.] Of, pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the end of, or serving to lengthen, a word.
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Coloq. Paragogic letters , in the Semitic languages, letters which are added to the ordinary forms of words, to express additional emphasis, or some change in the sense.
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Paragon (părȧgŏn), n. [OF. paragon, F. parangon; cf. It. paragone, Sp. paragon, parangon; prob. fr. Gr. � to rub against; para beside + � whetstone; cf. LGr. � a polishing stone.] 1. A companion; a match; an equal. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Philoclea, who indeed had no paragon but her sister. Sir P. Sidney.
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2. Emulation; rivalry; competition. [Obs.]
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Full many feats adventurous
Performed, in paragon of proudest men. Spenser.
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3. A model or pattern; especially a pattern of excellence or perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence. Udall.
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Man, . . . the paragon of animals ! Shak.
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The riches of sweet Mary's son,
Boy-rabbi, Israel's paragon. Emerson.
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4. (Print.) A size of type between great primer and double pica. See the Note under .
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Paragon, v. t. [Cf. OF. paragonner, F. parangonner.]
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1. To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation with. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
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2. To compare with; to equal; to rival. [R.] Spenser.
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In arms anon to paragon the morn,
The morn new rising. Glover.
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3. To serve as a model for; to surpass. [Obs.]
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He hath achieved a maid
That paragons description and wild fame. Shak.
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Paragon, v. i. To be equal; to hold comparison. [R.]
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Few or none could . . . paragon with her. Shelton.
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Paragonite (?), n. [From Gr. �, p. pr. of � to mislead.] (Min.) A kind of mica related to muscovite, but containing soda instead of potash. It is characteristic of the paragonite schist of the Alps.
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Paragram (?), n. [Gr. � that which one writes beside. See .] A pun.
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Puns, which he calls paragrams. Addison.
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Paragrammatist (?), n. A punster.
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Paragrandine (?), n. [It., from parare to parry + grandine hail.] An instrument to avert the occurrence of hailstorms. See . Knight.
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Paragraph (?), n. [F. paragraphe, LL. paragraphus, fr. Gr. paragrafos (sc. grammh) a line or stroke drawn in the margin, fr. paragrafein to write beside; para beside + grafein to write. See , and , and cf. .] 1. Originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, e. g., a change of subject; now, the character ¶, commonly used in the text as a reference mark to a footnote, or to indicate the place of a division into sections.
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☞ This character is merely a modification of a capital P (the initial of the word paragraph), the letter being reversed, and the black part made white and the white part black for the sake of distinctiveness.
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2. A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. The division is sometimes noted by the mark ¶, but usually, by beginning the first sentence of the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual distance from the margin, also called indenting the line. See {4}.

3. A brief composition complete in one typographical section or paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a few lines forming one paragraph; as, a column of news paragraphs; an editorial paragraph.
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Paragraph, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paragraphed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Paragraphing.]
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1. To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character ¶.
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2. To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article.
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3. To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs
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Paragrapher (?), n. A writer of paragraphs; a paragraphist.
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{ Paragraphic (?), Paragraphical (?), } a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, a paragraph or paragraphs. -- Paragraphically, adv.
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Paragraphist (?), n. A paragrapher.
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Paragraphistical (?), a. Of or relating to a paragraphist. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
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Para grass (?), Pará grass. (a) (Bot.) A tall rather coarse grass (Panicum molle formerly Panicum barbinode) grown in the tropics for pasturage, and introduced into the southern United States from Brazilas a valuable pasture grass. (b) Piassaba fiber.
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Paragrêle (?), n. [F., fr. parer to guard + grêle hail.] A lightning conductor erected, as in a vineyard, for drawing off the electricity in the atmosphere in order to prevent hailstorms. [France] Knight.
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Paraguayan (?), a. Of or pertaining to Paraguay. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Paraguay.
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Paraguay tea (?). See , the leaf of the Brazilian holly.
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Parail (?), n. See . [Obs.] “In the parail of a pilgrim.” Piers Plowman.
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Parakeet (?), n. (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Parakite (?), n. [Para- + kite.] A train or series of kites on one string and flying tandem, used for attaining great heights and for sending up instruments for meteorological observations or a man for military reconnaissance; also, a kite of such a train.
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Paralactic (?), a. [Pref. para- + lactic.] (Physiol. Chem.) Designating an acid called paralactic acid. See Lactic acid, under .
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Paralbumin (?), n. [Pref. para- + albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A proteidlike body found in the fluid from ovarian cysts and elsewhere. It is generally associated with a substance related to, if not identical with, glycogen.
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Paraldehyde (?), n. [Pref. para- + aldehyde.] (Chem.) A trimer of acetaldehyde (C6H12O3), prepared by polymerization of acetaldehyde with hydrochloric and sulfuric acids. It has sedative and hypnotic properties. MI11
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Paraleipsis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �, fr. � to leave on one side, to omit; para beside + � to leave.] (Rhet.) A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for example, if an orator should say, “I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice.” [Written also paralepsis, paralepsy, paralipsis.]
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Paralepsis (?), n. [NL.] See .
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Paralgesia (?), n. [NL.; para- + Gr. 'alghsis sense of pain.] (Med.) Disordered sensibility to pain, including absence of sensibility to pain, excessive sensibility to pain, and abnormal painful results of stimuli. -- Paralgesic (#), a.
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Paralian (?), n. [Gr. paralos near the sea; para beside + als the sea.] A dweller by the sea. [R.]
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Paralipomenon (?), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. paraleipomenwn of things omitted, pass. p. pr. (neuter genitive plural) fr. � to omit.] A title given in the Douay Bible to the Books of Chronicles.
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☞ In the Septuagint these books are called Paraleipomenwn prw^ton and deyteron, which is understood, after Jerome's explanation, as meaning that they are supplementary to the Books of Kings W. Smith.
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Paralipsis (?), n. [NL.] See .
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{ Parallactic (?), Parallactical (?), } a. [Cf. F. parallactique.] Of or pertaining to a parallax.
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Parallax (?), n. [Gr. � alternation, the mutual inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. � to change a little, go aside, deviate; para beside, beyond + � to change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. .] 1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of an object, as seen from two different stations, or points of view.
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2. (Astron.) The apparent difference in position of a body (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional point, as the earth's center or the sun.
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3. (Astron.) The annual parallax. See annual parallax, below.
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Coloq. Annual parallax , the greatest value of the heliocentric parallax, or the greatest annual apparent change of place of a body as seen from the earth and sun; it is equivalent to the parallax of an astronomical object which would be observed by taking observations of the object at two different points one astronomical unit (the distance of the Earth from the sun) apart, if the line joining the two observing points is perpendicular to the direction to the observed object; as, the annual parallax of a fixed star. The distance of an astronomical object from the Earth is inversely proportional to the annual parallax. A star which has an annual parallax of one second of an arc is considered to be one parsec (3.26 light years) distant from the earth; a star with an annual parallax of one-hundredth second of an arc is 326 light years distant. See in the vocabulary, and stellar parallax, below. -- Coloq. Binocular parallax , the apparent difference in position of an object as seen separately by one eye, and then by the other, the head remaining unmoved. -- Coloq. Diurnal parallax or Coloq. Geocentric parallax , the parallax of a body with reference to the earth's center. This is the kind of parallax that is generally understood when the term is used without qualification. -- Coloq. Heliocentric parallax , the parallax of a body with reference to the sun, or the angle subtended at the body by lines drawn from it to the earth and sun; as, the heliocentric parallax of a planet. -- Coloq. Horizontal parallax , the geocentric parallx of a heavenly body when in the horizon, or the angle subtended at the body by the earth's radius. -- Coloq. Optical parallax , the apparent displacement in position undergone by an object when viewed by either eye singly. Brande & C. -- Coloq. Parallax of the cross wires (of an optical instrument), their apparent displacement when the eye changes its position, caused by their not being exactly in the focus of the object glass. -- Coloq. Stellar parallax , the annual parallax of a fixed star.
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parallax second (?), n. An annual parallax of one second of an arc; -- applied to celestial objects outside the solar system. It is used to measure the distance of an astronomical object from the Earth. A star which has an annual parallax of one second of an arc is considered to be one parsec (3.26 light years) distant from the earth. See in the vocabulary.
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Parallel (?), a. [F. parallèle, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. �; para beside + � of one another, fr. � other, akin to L. alius. See .] 1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes.
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Revolutions . . . parallel to the equinoctial. Hakluyt.
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☞ Curved lines or curved planes are said to be parallel when they are in all parts equally distant.
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2. Having the same direction or tendency; running side by side; being in accordance (with); tending to the same result; -- used with to and with.
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When honor runs parallel with the laws of God and our country, it can not be too much cherished. Addison.
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3. Continuing a resemblance through many particulars; applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case; a parallel passage. Addison.
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Coloq. Parallel bar . (a) (Steam Eng.) A rod in a parallel motion which is parallel with the working beam. (b) One of a pair of bars raised about five feet above the floor or ground, and parallel to each other, -- used for gymnastic exercises. -- Coloq. Parallel circles of a sphere , those circles of the sphere whose planes are parallel to each other. -- Coloq. Parallel columns , or Coloq. Parallels (Printing), two or more passages of reading matter printed side by side, for the purpose of emphasizing the similarity or discrepancy between them. -- Coloq. Parallel forces (Mech.), forces which act in directions parallel to each other. -- Coloq. Parallel motion . (a) (Mach.) A jointed system of links, rods, or bars, by which the motion of a reciprocating piece, as a piston rod, may be guided, either approximately or exactly in a straight line. Rankine. (b) (Mus.) The ascending or descending of two or more parts at fixed intervals, as thirds or sixths. -- Coloq. Parallel rod (Locomotive Eng.), a metal rod that connects the crank pins of two or more driving wheels; -- called also couping rod, in distinction from the connecting rod. See Illust. of , in App. -- Coloq. Parallel ruler , an instrument for drawing parallel lines, so constructed as to have the successive positions of the ruling edge parallel to each other; also, one consisting of two movable parts, the opposite edges of which are always parallel. -- Coloq. Parallel sailing (Naut.), sailing on a parallel of latitude. -- Coloq. Parallel sphere (Astron. & Geog.), that position of the sphere in which the circles of daily motion are parallel to the horizon, as to an observer at either pole. -- Coloq. Parallel vise , a vise having jaws so guided as to remain parallel in all positions.
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Parallel (?), n. 1. A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.
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Who made the spider parallels design,
Sure as De Moivre, without rule or line ? Pope.
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2. Direction conformable to that of another line,
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Lines that from their parallel decline. Garth.
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3. Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity.
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Twixt earthly females and the moon
All parallels exactly run. Swift.
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4. A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope.
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5. Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars; a counterpart.
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None but thyself can be thy parallel. Pope.
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6. (Geog.) One of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth, parallel to the equator, marking the latitude; also, the corresponding line on a globe or map; as, the counry was divided into North and South at the 38th parallel.
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7. (Mil.) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.
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8. (Print.) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines (thus, ) used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
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9. (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., to another conductor; -- called also multiple. Opposed to series.

☞ Parts of a system so arranged are said to be Coloq. in parallel or Coloq. in multiple .
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Coloq. Limiting parallels . See under , v. t. -- Coloq. Parallel of altitude (Astron.), one of the small circles of the sphere, parallel to the horizon; an almucantar. -- Coloq. Parallel of declination (Astron.), one of the small circles of the sphere, parallel to the equator. -- Coloq. Parallel of latitude . (a) (Geog.) See def. 6. above. (b) (Astron.) One of the small circles of the sphere, parallel to the ecliptic.
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Parallel, 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 direction with, something else.
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The needle . . . doth parallel and place itself upon the true meridian. Sir T. Browne.
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2. Fig.: To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, or the like.
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His life is paralleled
Even with the stroke and line of his great justice. Shak.
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3. To equal; to match; to correspond to. Shak.
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4. To produce or adduce as a parallel. [R.] Locke.
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My young remembrance can not parallel
A fellow to it. Shak.
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Parallel, v. i. To be parallel; to correspond; to be like. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Parallelable (?), a. Capable of being paralleled, or equaled. [R.] Bp. Hall.
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parallelepiped n. (Geometry) A prism whose bases are parallelograms.
Syn. -- parallelopiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopipedon.
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parallelepipedon n. (Geometry) Same as .
Syn. -- parallelepiped, parallelopiped, parallelopipedon.
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Parallelism (?), n. [Gr. �, fr. � to place side by side, or parallel: cf. F. parallélisme.]
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1. The quality or state of being parallel.
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2. Resemblance; correspondence; similarity.
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A close parallelism of thought and incident. T. Warton.
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3. Similarity of construction or meaning of clauses placed side by side, especially clauses expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, as is common in Hebrew poetry; e. g.: --

At her feet he bowed, he fell:
Where he bowed, there he fell down dead. Judg. v. 27.
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Parallelistic (?), a. Of the nature of a parallelism; involving parallelism.
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The antithetic or parallelistic form of Hebrew poetry is entirely lost. Milman.
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Parallelize (?), v. t. To render parallel. [R.]
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Parallelless, a. Matchless. [R.]
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Parallelly, adv. In a parallel manner; with parallelism. [R.] Dr. H. More.
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Parallelogram (?), n. [Gr. �; � parallel + � to write: cf. F. parallélogramme. See , and .] (Geom.) A right-lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite sides are parallel, and consequently equal; -- sometimes restricted in popular usage to a rectangle, or quadrilateral figure which is longer than it is broad, and with right angles.
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Coloq. Parallelogram of velocities , Coloq. parallelogram of forces , Coloq. parallelogram of accelerations , Coloq. parallelogram of momenta , etc. (Mech.), a parallelogram the diagonal of which represents the resultant of two velocities, forces, accelerations, momenta, etc., both in quantity and direction, when the velocities, forces, accelerations, momenta, etc., are represented in quantity and direction by the two adjacent sides of the parallelogram.
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Parallelogrammatic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a parallelogram; parallelogrammic.
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