| parallel | |
| 1. adj. Equally distant from one another at all points. | |
| The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel. | |
| 2. adj. Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to". | |
| The two railway lines are parallel. | |
| 3. adj. (hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding. (paragraph 8) | |
| 4. adj. (computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time. | |
| a parallel algorithm | |
| 5. adv. With a parallel relationship. | |
| The road runs parallel to the canal. | |
| 6. n. One of a set of parallel lines. | |
| 7. n. Direction conformable to that of another line. | |
| 8. n. A line of latitude. | |
| The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town. | |
| 9. n. An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel. | |
| 10. n. Something identical or similar in essential respects. | |
| 11. n. A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity. | |
| Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope | |
| 12. n. (military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the l | |
| 13. n. (printing) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page. | |
| 14. v. To construct or place something parallel to something else. | |
| 15. v. Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else. | |
| 16. v. Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else. | |
| 17. v. To compare or liken something to something else. | |
| 18. v. To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc. | |
| 19. v. To equal; to match; to correspond to. | |
| 20. v. To produce or adduce as a parallel. | |
