parallelunit
nounUK /ˈpærəlɛl ˈjuːnɪt/
US /ˈpærəlɛl ˈjuːnɪt/
A parallel unit is a small part that works at the same time as another part to do a job.
The computer has a parallel unit that helps it do many math problems at once.
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2. A standard measure used to compare two things that run side by side.
The teacher used a parallel unit to compare the two reading groups fairly.
3. A section of a machine that copies the work of another section at the same time.
Engineers added a parallel unit so the robot could lift two boxes together.
4. A teaching block that matches another class's lessons step by step.
Our class and the class next door follow a parallel unit in science.