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   Par·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" Similar side by sidealignedcollateralequidistant
   • ▪ occurring or existing at the same time or in a similar way; corresponding: "a parallel universe" Similar similaranalogouscomparablecorrespondinglikeresemblingmuch the sameof a kindakinrelatedkindredequivalentcorrespondenthomologousanalogicalcognatecoequalmatchingduplicatecoexistingcoexistentconcurrentcontemporaneoussimultaneoussynchronousOpposite differentdissimilardivergent
   • ▪ involving the simultaneous performance of operations.
   • ▪ of or denoting electrical components or circuits connected to common points at each end, rather than one to another in sequence.

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that is similar or analogous to another: "a challenge that has no parallel in peacetime this century" Similar counterpartanalogequivalentlikenesscorrespondentmatchtwinduplicateequalcoequalmirrorrare:homolog
   • ▪ a similarity or comparison: "he draws a parallel between personal destiny and social forces" Similar similaritylikenessresemblanceanalogycorrespondenceequivalencecorrelationcomparisonrelationsymmetryparityparallelismsimilitudecoequality
   • 2. each of the imaginary parallel circles of constant latitude on the earth's surface.
   • 3. two parallel lines (‖) as a reference mark.

   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"
   • ▪ be similar or corresponding to (something): "the lawlessness throughout officialdom was paralleled by an increase in lawlessness on the streets" Similar resemblebe similar tobe likebear a resemblance tocorrespond tobe analogous tobe comparable/equivalent tocompare withequate with/tocorrelate withimitateechoremind one ofduplicatemirrorrepeatrecreatefollowmatchbe in harmony withchime (in) withcoincide withkeep pace withequalmatchrivalemulatetouch

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French parallèle, via Latin from Greek parallēlos, from para- ‘alongside’ + allēlos ‘one another’.

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   What does parallel mean?

   • 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.

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   What is a parallel line?

   • : a parallel line, curve, or surface : one of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth parallel to the equator that mark latitude : a corresponding line on a globe or map : similarity sense 1, likeness

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   What is the difference between similar and parallel?

   • : to correspond to similar, analogous, parallel mean closely resembling each other. similar implies the possibility of being mistaken for each other. analogous applies to things belonging in essentially different categories but nevertheless having many similarities. parallel suggests a marked likeness in the development of two things.

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   having the same direction, course, nature, or tendency; corresponding; similar; analogous: Canada and the United States have many parallel economic interests. Synonyms: alike, like. Antonyms: unique, unlike, divergent. Geometry. (of straight lines) lying in the same plane but never meeting no matter how far extended.

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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."

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   Parallel definition: extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging. See examples of PARALLEL used in a sentence.

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    adjective. 1(of lines, planes, or surfaces) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them:parallel lines never meetthe road runs parallel to the Ottawa River. More example sentences. The parabola results when the plane is parallel to a generating line of the cone.