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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: 1. If two or more lines, streets, etc. are parallel, the distance between them is the same all…. Learn more.
Parallel definition: extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging. See examples of PARALLEL used in a sentence.
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.
If one thing parallels another, they happen at the same time or are similar, and often seem to be connected.
PARALLEL meaning: 1 : used to describe lines, paths, etc., that are the same distance apart along their whole length and do not touch at any point; 2 : very similar and often happening at the same time
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. (Definition of parallel from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
