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| par·al·lel [ párrə lèl ] |
adjective |
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1. resembling each other: relating to two things that are comparable because they are similar and share many characteristics
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2. mathematics always same distance apart: relating to or being lines, planes, or curved surfaces that are always the same distance apart and therefore never meet
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3. comput using several items of information simultaneously: relating to a computer that processes several items of information at the same time.
See also serialadj (sense 3)
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4. grammar of identical syntactic constructions: describes two or more phrases or clauses in a single sentence that have identical syntactic constructions
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5. music keeping same musical interval throughout: describes the movement of two voices or melodies that match each other exactly in pitch, while preserving the same interval between them
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noun (plural par·al·lels) |
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1. comparison: a comparison between two things that reveals their similarity
  It's easy to draw a parallel between their two careers.
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2. somebody or something equivalent: somebody or something that is very similar to another, sharing many characteristics
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3. mathematics parallel line or plane: any of a set of parallel geometric forms, especially lines or planes
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4. geography line parallel to equator: an imaginary line around the Earth that lies parallel to the equator and represents a specific degree of latitude from the equator
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5. geography line on map: a line on a map representing a parallel of latitude
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6. electrical engineering configuration of electrical components: the way in which electrical components or circuits are connected so that the same voltage is applied across each component or circuit
connected in parallel
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transitive verb (past and past participle par·al·leled, present participle par·al·lel·ing, 3rd person present singular par·al·lels) |
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1. correspond to something: to be similar to something else, especially in following a similar course of events
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2. match somebody or something: to be equal to or as good as somebody or something else
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3. compare something to something else: to compare something with something else, or show something to be similar to something else
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4. be parallel: to be or run parallel to something
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5. make something parallel to something: to make something be or run parallel to something else
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adverb |
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alongside: in a parallel manner so as to keep the same distance away from something and never meet it
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French and Latin< Greek parallēlos "beside each other" < allēlōn "each other" < allos "other"] |
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in parallel (with somebody or something) in conjunction with and at the same time as somebody or something else
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