parallelsides
nounUK /ˈpærəlɛl saɪdz/
US /ˈpærəlɛl saɪdz/
Sides of a shape that are always the same distance apart and never touch.
A rectangle has two pairs of parallelsides.
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2. Two sides of something that face the same way and stay evenly spaced.
The parallelsides of the road ran straight to the horizon.
3. In geometry, opposite sides of a parallelogram that are equal and never meet.
The teacher showed that the parallelsides of the parallelogram are equal in length.
4. Sides that move or develop in a similar way without crossing.
The two parallelsides of the story follow the same pattern.