subparallel

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ parallel.

Adjective

subparallel (comparative more subparallel, superlative most subparallel)

1. Almost parallel, but diverging or converging slightly.
   • 1889, Samuel Hubbard Scudder, William Morris Davis, Charles William Woodworth, The Butterflies of the Eastern United States and Canada:

     Hind wings crossed by four parallel, nearly straight series of slender interrupted fleckings, subparallel to the outer margin […]