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parallel

adjective noun verb

being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
P
Ends with
L
Contains
AR
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈpæɹəˌlɛl

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Definitions

adjective

  1. being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting

    “parallel lines never converge”

adjective

  1. of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations

    “parallel processing”

noun

  1. something having the property of being analogous to something else

noun

  1. an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

noun

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

    “parallels never meet”

verb

  1. make or place parallel to something

    “They paralleled the ditch to the highway”

verb

  1. be parallel to

    “Their roles are paralleled by ours”

verb

  1. duplicate or match

    “The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse”

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Example Sentences

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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