Meaning & Definition of Parallel in English
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Parallel
/pɛrəlɛl/
noun
1. Something having the property of being analogous to something else
synonym:
- analogue,
- analog,
- parallel
2. An imaginary line around the earth parallel to the equator
synonym:
- latitude,
- line of latitude,
- parallel of latitude,
- parallel
3. (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
- "Parallels never meet"
synonym:
- parallel
verb
1. Be parallel to
- "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
synonym:
- parallel
2. Make or place parallel to something
- "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
synonym:
- parallel,
- collimate
3. Duplicate or match
- "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
synonym:
- twin,
- duplicate,
- parallel
adjective
1. Being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
- "Parallel lines never converge"
- "Concentric circles are parallel"
- "Dancers in two parallel rows"
synonym:
- parallel
2. Of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
- "Parallel processing"
synonym:
- parallel
Examples of using
The road runs parallel with the river.
You can draw an interesting parallel between those two events.
The road runs parallel to the river.