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parallel > 7 senses
ADJECTIVE1parallelEverywhere equidistant and not intersecting
2parallelOf or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
NOUN1parallel, analogue, analogSomething having the property of being analogous to something else
2parallel, latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitudeAn imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
VERB1parallelBe parallel to
2parallel, collimateMake or place parallel to something
3parallel, twin, duplicateDuplicate or match
parallel > pronunciation
Soundspeh'rahleh.l
RhymesAix-la-Chapelle, barbell, Bel, and 91 more rhymes in ehl...
parallel > adjective 1
MeaningEverywhere equidistant and not intersecting.
Examples"parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"
Contraryoblique; perpendicular
Similarantiparallel; collateral; nonconvergent, nonintersecting
See alsocomparable; symmetrical, symmetric
parallel > adjective 2
MeaningOf or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations.
Examples"parallel processing"
Similar tosynchronous, synchronal, synchronic
Categorycomputer science, computing
parallel > noun 1, attribute
MeaningSomething having the property of being analogous to something else.
Synonymsanalogue, analog
Broadersimilarity
Verbsparallel
parallel > noun 2, location
MeaningAn imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator.
Synonymslatitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude
Broaderline
Narrowerpolar circle; horse latitude; tropic
parallel > verb 1, stative
MeaningBe parallel to.
PatternSomething ----s something
Examples"Their roles are paralleled by ours"
Broadermatch, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
Nounsparallel
parallel > verb 2, change
MeaningMake or place parallel to something.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
Synonymscollimate
Broaderchange, alter, modify
parallel > verb 3, stative
MeaningDuplicate or match.
PatternSomething ----s something
Synonymstwin, duplicate
Broadermatch, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree

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