parallel
(noun, adjective, verb, adverb)
adjective
1. being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
- parallel lines never converge
- concentric circles are parallel
- dancers in two parallel rows
Similar word(s): comparable, antiparallel, collateral, nonconvergent, nonintersecting, symmetric, symmetrical
2. of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
- parallel processing
Similar word(s): synchronal, synchronic, synchronous
Sentences with parallel as an adjective:
- The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.
- The railway line runs parallel to the road.
- The two railway lines are parallel.
- a parallel algorithm
adverb
1. With a parallel relationship.
- The road runs parallel with the canal.
noun
1. something having the property of being analogous to something else
Similar word(s): analog, analogue
Definition categories: attribute, similarity
2. an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
Similar word(s): latitude
Definition categories: location, line
3. (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
- parallels never meet
Definition categories: shape, figure
Sentences with parallel as a noun:
- The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.
- Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope
verb
1. be parallel to
- Their roles are paralleled by ours
Definition categories: stative, agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally
2. make or place parallel to something
- They paralleled the ditch to the highway
Similar word(s): collimate
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
3. duplicate or match
Similar word(s): duplicate, twin
Definition categories: stative, agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally