A fault surface parallel to a mechanically weak horizon or layer, or parallel to bedding, that detaches or separates deformed rocks above from undeformed or differently deformed rocks below.

一个平行于机械软弱层或层理断层面，它把其上未形变的岩石或其下不同形变的岩石拆离或分隔开。

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If the glass were kept hot enough, it would flow over the molten tin until the top surface was also flat, horizontal and perfectly parallel to the bottom surface.

如果玻璃保持足够的温度，它就会在熔化的锡中流动，直到顶部表面也变得平整、水平，与底部表面完全平行。

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If the universe's space-time is positively curved, like the surface of a sphere, parallel beams would come together.

如果宇宙的时空像球体表面一样正向弯曲，平行的光线就会交合在一起。

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Pricing 150, 000 equity options in a second or assessing how much crude oil sits in a pocket 6 miles below the earth's surface are massively parallel mathematical computing problems for which graphics processors are peculiarly equipped.

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However, as its name suggests, it runs parallel to the surface of the material that is propagating it, rather than penetrating this material.

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Mindful that a narrative so complex could never work as a movie, Snyder has jettisoned several parallel subplots, which will surface as DVD extras and in director's cuts.

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