Key terms & definitions

The section of the German criminal code banning sexual relations between men, which the Nazis used to prosecute gay men.

The vocal features that accompany speech, such as tone, pitch, volume and pace, rather than the words themselves.

Non-verbal features of speech, such as tone, pitch, volume and intonation.

An apparent change in the position of a pointer or liquid level caused by viewing a scale from an angle.

An error caused when a scale or pointer is viewed from an angle rather than from the correct line of sight.

An error in reading a scale caused by viewing it from an angle rather than directly at the level of the reading.

An apparent shift in a reading caused by viewing a scale from an angle rather than straight on.

An incorrect reading caused by viewing a scale from an angle rather than directly in line with the reading.

A circuit arrangement containing separate branches that provide more than one route for current.

An arrangement in which characters or events follow similar patterns, inviting comparison.

A circuit containing separate branches that provide more than one path for current.

An arrangement in which components are connected on separate branches between the same two junctions.

A connection in which branches are connected between the same two points in a circuit.

An arrangement in which components are connected between the same two points, providing separate current paths.

The use of similar grammatical patterns in related phrases or clauses, which can emphasise a connection, balance or contrast.

The use of matching grammatical structures to connect or compare ideas.

Lines in the same plane that remain the same distance apart and do not meet.

Lines in the same plane that remain the same distance apart and never meet; distinct non-vertical parallel lines have equal gradients.

Plutarch’s collection of biographies pairing notable Greeks with Romans so that their characters and achievements could be compared.

A second strand of events unfolding alongside the main story, such as the brother’s escape while the narrator remains in Surrey.

Two or more narrative strands developed alongside one another, often connected through shared themes, contrasting events or editing.

A quadrilateral with two pairs of opposite sides parallel.

Two connected storylines developed alongside one another, allowing their characters, choices and outcomes to be compared.

The execution of different instructions or parts of a task at the same time, using multiple processing units.

Lines that remain the same distance apart and never meet, usually indicated by matching arrow marks.

A repeated grammatical pattern that connects ideas and gives them emphasis.

Loss of the ability to move some or all muscles, often because communication through part of the nervous system has been disrupted.

The Supreme Self or Supersoul. In ISKCON's Vaishnava understanding, Krishna is present as Paramatma in the heart of every living being, distinct from the individual soul.

The Supreme Self or Supersoul, described in Bhagavad Gita 13.23 as the divine witness and supporter within the body.

A variable in a subroutine definition that receives an input value. AQA also uses this term for the value supplied when the subroutine is called.