English dictionary
parallel
adjectivePronunciation
ˈpæɹəˌlɛl
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
adjective
- of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
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)
verb
- make or place parallel to something
verb
- be parallel to
verb
- duplicate or match
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