4.41 Parallel

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parallel	/'pɛɹɪlɛl/	Adjective When a line is parallel to another line, the two lines do not meet and they are the same distance from each other at every point. Noun (countable) A similarity between two things. Verb Be similar to. To be the same distant apart from each other at every point.	parallelism parallelogram

4.42 Parameter

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parameter	/pəɹ'æmɪtəɹ/	(countable); (usually plural) A parameter is a boundary or a limit.	parametric parametrically parameterize parametrization

4.43 Phase

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phase	/'fez/	Noun (countable) A phase is stage in a process. (uncountable) If things are in phase, they are working, moving, or changing together. Verb (transitive) If you phase something in, you introduce it step by step.  If you phase something out, you eliminate it step by step.	two-phase three-phase multiphase

4.44 Predict

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predict	/pɹə'dɪkt/	(transitive) If you predict something, you say that it will happen before anyone observes it.	predictor prediction predictable

4.45 Principal

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principal	/ˈprɪnsɪpəl/	Adjective (usually before the noun) The principal thing is the main or most important one. Noun (countable) In American English, a principal is the head of a school. (headmaster in British English) (countable) The principal is the most important person in a business, or an artistic group such as a dancers. (uncountable) Principal is the money that you borrow and must pay back. It does not include interest.	principally principality

4.46 Prior

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prior	/'pɹɑiəɹ/	If something happens prior to something else, it happens before it. (usually before the noun) Occurring before, as in prior knowledge of an event.	priority prioritize

4.47 Professional

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professional	/pɹə'fɛʃɪnəl/	Adjective (usually before the noun) About a job such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc. If someone is professional, they do their job seriously and with much skill. If someone is professional, they are paid for their job, sport, art, etc.  Noun (countable) A professional is a person who paid for their job, sport, art, etc. A professional is a person who does a job such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc. A professional is a person who is serious and skilled in their work.	profess professor profession professionally

4.48 Project

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project	Noun /ˈpɹɑdʒεk̚t/ Verb /pɹəˈʤεk̚t/	Noun A project is a complex job or assignment, often involving research or construction.  Verb (transitive & intransitive) If you project, you plan for or estimate something in the future. (intransitive) If something projects out or beyond something else, it stands out. (transitive) If you project an image somewhere, you use light to make it appear there. (transitive) If you project an image, you try to give people a particular feeling about something.	projection projectional projector

4.49 Promote

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promote	/pɹə'mot/	(transitive) If you promote someone or something, you raise them to a higher level, but not physically.	promotion promotional promoter demote

4.50 Regime

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regime	/ɹɪ'ʒim/	(countable) A regime is a government, especially a bad or illegal one. (countable) A regime is a plan or system.	regimen regimental