subparallel

adj

subparallel

adj

Etymology From sub- + parallel.

1

Almost parallel, but diverging or converging slightly.

Hind wings crossed by four parallel, nearly straight series of slender interrupted fleckings, subparallel to the outer margin […]1889, Samuel Hubbard Scudder, William Morris Davis, Charles William Woodworth, The Butterflies of the Eastern United States and Canada:

Derived terms: subparallelly

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.