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- DictionaryPar·al·lel/ˈperəˌlel/
adjective
- 1. (of lines, planes, surfaces, or objects) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them: "parallel lines never meet"
noun
- 1. a person or thing that is similar or analogous to another: "a challenge that has no parallel in peacetime this century"
- 2. each of the imaginary parallel circles of constant latitude on the earth's surface.
verb
- 1. (of something extending in a line) be side by side with (something extending in a line), always keeping the same distance: "a big concrete gutter that paralleled the road"
The meaning of PARALLEL is extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant, and not meeting. How to use parallel in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Parallel.
Parallel definition: extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging. See examples of PARALLEL used in a sentence.
used to describe an event or situation that happens at the same time as and/or is similar to another one: a parallel example. Parallel experiments are being conducted in Rome, Paris and London. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. parallel adjective (COMPUTING) computing specialized.
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In math, parallel means two lines that never intersect — think of an equal sign. Figuratively, parallel means similar, or happening at the same time. A story might describe the parallel lives of three close friends. Parallel is from Greek parallēlos, from the prefix para-, "beside," plus allēlōn, "of one another," from allos, "other."
Definition of parallel adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
5 days ago · If something has a parallel, it is similar to something else, but exists or happens in a different place or at a different time. If it has no parallel or is without parallel, it is not similar to anything else.
parallel adjective (SIMILAR) similar and happening at the same time: Parallel experiments are being conducted in both countries. parallel. noun [ C ] uk / ˈpærəlel / us. a similarity: There are a number of parallels between our two situations. People are drawing parallels (= describing similarities) between the two cases.
