noun
parallel circuit
Technical term in electronics; contrasted with 直列回路 (series circuit).
See also: 直列回路 (ちょくれつかいろ)
並列回路では、各抵抗に同じ電圧がかかる。
In a parallel circuit, the same voltage is applied to each resistor.
直列回路 is a series circuit, where components are connected end-to-end and share the same current, unlike 並列回路 where components are connected across common points and share the same voltage.
Compound of 並列 (parallel arrangement) and 回路 (circuit).