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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"
PARALLEL definition: 1. If two or more lines, streets, etc. are parallel, the distance between them is the same all…. Learn more.
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.
2 days ago · adjective. 1. extending in the same direction and at the same distance apart at every point, so as never to meet, as lines, planes, etc. 2. having parallel parts or movements, as some machines, tools, etc. 3. a. closely similar or corresponding, as in purpose, tendency, time, or essential parts. b.
Define parallel. parallel synonyms, parallel pronunciation, parallel translation, English dictionary definition of parallel. adj. 1. Being an equal distance apart everywhere: dancers in two parallel rows.
Definition of parallel adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Parallel definition, extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: Parallel rows of trees lined two ends of the parking lot. See more.
PARALLEL definition: 1. If two or more lines are parallel, the distance between them is the same along all their length…. Learn more.
