antiparallel — meaning in English

English meaning

• antiparallel adj (of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions.

Senses

antiparallel is used for these senses in English:

• antiparallel (mathematics) (of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions.

antiparallel — full definition

1. adj (of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions.
2. adj Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA.
3. adj Describing two beta strands comprising a protein's secondary structure that are aligned and hydrogen bonded but where the vectors describing the amino- and carboxy-terminal ends of each strand are oriented 180° relative to one another.