Synonyms: nonparallel
Definition: (of e.g. lines or paths) not parallel; converging
Similar words: oblique
Definition: slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
Usage: the oblique rays of the winter sun; acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles; the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base
Synonyms: in series, nonparallel, serial
Definition: of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations
Usage: serial processing
Similar words: asynchronous
Definition: not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase