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parallel
ˈparəlɛl Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • (of lines, planes, or surfaces) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.
    E.g. parallel lines never meet
  • occurring or existing at the same time or in a similar way; corresponding.
    E.g. a parallel universe
  • of or denoting electrical components or circuits connected to common points at each end, rather than one to another in sequence.
  • involving the simultaneous performance of operations.
    E.g. highly parallel multiprocessor systems
noun
  • a person or thing that is similar or analogous to another.
    E.g. a challenge which has no parallel in peacetime this century
  • each of the imaginary parallel circles of constant latitude on the earth's surface.
  • two parallel lines (‖) as a reference mark.
verb
  • be side by side with (something extending in a line), always keeping the same distance; run or lie parallel to.
    E.g. a big concrete gutter that paralleled the road
  • be similar or corresponding to.
    E.g. the increase in the quality of wines has paralleled the rise of interest in food

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