parallel

adjective

  1. 1

    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting

    parallel lines never converge

    concentric circles are parallel

  2. 2

    of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations

    parallel processing

noun

  1. 1

    something having the property of being analogous to something else

  2. 2

    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

  3. 3

    (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)

    parallels never meet

verb

  1. 1

    make or place parallel to something

    They paralleled the ditch to the highway

  2. 2

    be parallel to

    Their roles are paralleled by ours

  3. 3

    duplicate or match

    The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse

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