subparallel
Almost parallel, but diverging or converging slightly.
Adjective
- 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...
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English parallel English subparallel From sub- + parallel.