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parallel
Being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
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adjective
Being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
“Parallel lines never converge”
adjective
Of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
“Parallel processing”
noun
Something having the property of being analogous to something else
noun
An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
noun
(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
“Parallels never meet”
verb
Make or place parallel to something
“They paralleled the ditch to the highway”
verb
Be parallel to
“Their roles are paralleled by ours”
verb
Duplicate or match
“The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse”
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Parallel lines never converge
Concentric circles are parallel
Dancers in two parallel rows
Parallel processing
Parallels never meet
They paralleled the ditch to the highway
Their roles are paralleled by ours
The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse
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