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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" Similar
noun
- 1. a person or thing that is similar or analogous to another: "a challenge that has no parallel in peacetime this century" Similar
- 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"
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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.
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.
If something has a parallel, it is similar to something else, but exists or happens in a different place or at a different time. If it has no parallel or is without parallel, it is not similar to anything else.
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)
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.
very similar or taking place at the same time. parallel trends. Though still a committed painter, in 1978 she launched a parallel career as a photographer. Two poisonings have been reported recently in London and now there has been a parallel case in the Netherlands.
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.
Definition of parallel noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PARALLEL meaning: 1 : used to describe lines, paths, etc., that are the same distance apart along their whole length and do not touch at any point; 2 : very similar and often happening at the same time
