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