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- Dictionaryparallel/ˈparəlɛl/
adjective
- 1. (of lines, planes, or surfaces) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them: "parallel lines never meet" Similar
- 2. occurring or existing at the same time or in a similar way; corresponding: "a parallel universe" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person or thing that is similar or analogous to another: "a challenge which has no parallel in peacetime this century" Similar
- 2. each of the imaginary parallel circles of constant latitude on the earth's surface.
verb
- 1. be side by side with (something extending in a line), always keeping the same distance; run or lie parallel to: "a big concrete gutter that paralleled the road"
- 2. be similar or corresponding to: "the increase in the quality of wines has paralleled the rise of interest in food" Similar
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something very similar to something else, or a similarity between two things: I'm trying to see if there are any obvious parallels between the two cases. It would be easy to draw (= make) a parallel between the city's history and that of its theatres. have no parallel (also be without parallel)
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.
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. noun [ C ] uk / ˈpærəlel / us. a similarity: There are a number of parallels between our two situations. People are drawing parallels (= describing similarities) between the two cases. (Definition of parallel from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Parallel is from Greek parallēlos, from the prefix para-, "beside," plus allēlōn, "of one another," from allos, "other." As a noun, a parallel is a way in which things resemble each other — you might draw parallels between the Vietnam War and the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
two or more lines that are parallel to each other are the same distance apart at every point. parallel lines; parallel to/with something The road and the canal are parallel to each other.
parallel - being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"
PARALLEL meaning: 1 : used to describe lines, paths, etc., that are the same distance apart along their whole length and do not touch at any point; 2 : very similar and often happening at the same time
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. [...]
Of, relating to, or designating two or more planes that do not intersect. Extending in the same direction and at the same distance apart at every point, so as never to meet, as lines, planes, etc. In a parallel manner. Something parallel to something else, as a line or surface.
