parallel form

collocation in English

meaningsofparallelandform

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parallel
adjective
uk
/ˈpær.ə.lel/us
/ˈper.ə.lel/
If two or more lines, streets, etc. are parallel, the distance between them is the same all along ...
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form
noun
uk
/fɔːm/us
/fɔːrm/
a paper or set of papers printed with spaces in which answers to questions can be written or information can be recorded in an ...
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(Definition ofparallelandformfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofparallel form

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For example, theparallelformmay be advantageous when designing a filter with multiple passband.
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The rails were singleparallelform, 56 lb. per yard, set in chairs upon cross sleepers.
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Umlaut is conspicuous when it occurs in one of such a pair of forms, but there are many mutated words without an unmutatedparallelform.
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However, the test is limited due to the fact it has noparallelform.
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The test has improved when looking at the introduction of a moreparallelformand more demonstrative standards.
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If different data formats are being exchanged, the interface must be able to convert serial data toparallelformand vice-versa.
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Diagnosticians suppose that parallel forms are constructed such that they are dimensionally identical.
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The boiler heating surfaces includes a number of tubes arranged in aparallelformand the inlet ends are welded to the distributors or the headers.
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The first rails ordered were of a flat-bottom wrought iron design, 3 in deep, and ofparallelformas opposed to the fish-bellied pattern that had been popular previously.
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The final version of the test consisted of two parallel forms, each with 24 items.
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Many psychometric tests are published in parallel forms.
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The parallel forms in each of the three areas were administered by separate evaluators, who were fluent in the respective languages.
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Another way of measuring reliability is the use of parallel forms of the test.
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But parallel forms of a test are often validated by correlations (concurrent validity), and so high correlations between parallel forms would be a measure of validity, not reliability.
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Under certain conditions, which will have to be developed, there are parallel forms.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That is confined to the conduct line of investigation but will be complicated if we are to have two parallel forms of investigation.
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