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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: 1. If two or more lines, streets, etc. are parallel, the distance between them is the same all…. Learn more.
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.
PARALLEL definition: 1. If two or more lines are parallel, the distance between them is the same along all their length…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of parallel noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Toggle navigation
Computing of or relating to operations within a computer performed at the same time: parallel processing. Computing relating to or supporting the transfer of electronic data by several bits at a time: a parallel printer. n. Mathematics [ countable] a parallel line or plane.
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.
