Antiparallel
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The term antiparallel may refer to:
- Antiparallel (biochemistry)Antiparallel (biochemistry)In biochemistry, two molecules are antiparallel if they run side-by-side in opposite directions or when both strands are complimentary to each other....
, the orientation of adjacent molecules - Antiparallel (mathematics)Antiparallel (mathematics)-Definitions:Given two lines m_1 \, and m_2 \,, lines l_1 \, and l_2 \, are anti-parallel with respect to m_1 \, and m_2 \, if \angle 1 = \angle 2 \,....
, the placement of parallel lines in relation to an angle - Antiparallel (electronics)Antiparallel (electronics)In electronics, two anti-parallel or inverse-parallel devices are connected in parallel but with their polarities reversed.One example is the TRIAC, which is comparable to two thyristors connected back-to-back , but on a single piece of silicon.Two LEDs can be paired this way, so that each protects...
, the polarity of devices run in parallel - "Antiparallel" can also be used to describe two parallel one-way streets in which traffic is traveling in opposing directions.