parallel as in being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
- "parallel lines never converge"
- "concentric circles are parallel"
- "dancers in two parallel rows"
parallel as in of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
- "parallel processing"
parallel as in be parallel to
- "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
parallel as in make or place parallel to something
- "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
Synonyms
- collimatemake or place parallel to something; adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
parallel as in duplicate or match
- "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
Synonyms
- twinbeing two identical ; duplicate or match; bring two objects, ideas, or people together; grow as twins; give birth to twins ; either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy ; (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini ; a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho ; a duplicate copy
- duplicateidentically copied from an original; being two identical ; something additional of the same kind; a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; make or do or perform again; duplicate or match; make a duplicate or duplicates of; increase twofold
parallel as in something having the property of being analogous to something else
Synonyms
- analogueof a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; something having the property of being analogous to something else
- analogof a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; something having the property of being analogous to something else
parallel as in an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
Synonyms
- latitudethe angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself ; freedom from normal restraints in conduct; an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator ; scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought
- line of latitudean imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
- parallel of latitudean imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
parallel as in (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
- "parallels never meet"