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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.
something very similar to something else, or a similarity between two things: I'm trying to see if there are any obvious parallels between the two cases. It would be easy to draw (= make) a parallel between the city's history and that of its theatres. have no parallel (also be without parallel)
Definitions of parallel. adjective. being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting. “ parallel lines never converge”. “concentric circles are parallel ”. “dancers in two parallel rows”. synonyms: comparable. able to be compared or worthy of comparison.
par·al·lel. (păr′ə-lĕl′) adj. 1. Being an equal distance apart everywhere: dancers in two parallel rows. See Usage Note at absolute. 2. Mathematics. a. Of, relating to, or designating two or more straight coplanar lines that do not intersect. b. Of, relating to, or designating two or more planes that do not intersect. c.
Definition of parallel adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Parallel definition: extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging. See examples of PARALLEL used in a sentence.
Of, relating to, or designating two or more planes that do not intersect. Extending in the same direction and at the same distance apart at every point, so as never to meet, as lines, planes, etc. In a parallel manner. Something parallel to something else, as a line or surface.
What does the word parallel mean? There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word parallel, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. parallel has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
