Synonyms & related words for antiparallel

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Words related to antiparallel

Explore words related to antiparallel — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include parallel, orthogonally, perpendicular, collinear, subparallel, oppositely, nonparallel, antiferromagnetic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does antiparallel come from?

The word antiparallel breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: anti-, from Greek anti (“against, opposite”); para-, from Greek para (“beside”); and llel, from Greek allelon (“of one another”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.