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parallel

/ parallel /
verb/adjective

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make or place parallel to something
"They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
Type of:
change alter modify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
be parallel to
"Their roles are paralleled by ours"
Type of:
match fit correspond
Derived:
analogue analog
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective Sense 3
being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
"parallel lines never converge"
"concentric circles are parallel"
"dancers in two parallel rows"
Similar:
antiparallel collateral nonconvergent nonintersecting
Opposites:
perpendicular oblique
See also:
comparable symmetrical symmetric
adjective satellite Sense 4
of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
"parallel processing"
Similar:
synchronous synchronal synchronic
Domain:
computer science computing
noun Sense 5
something having the property of being analogous to something else
Type of:
similarity
verb Sense 6
duplicate or match
"The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
Type of:
match fit correspond
Derived:
counterpart similitude twin
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 7
an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
Type of:
line
Kinds of:
polar circle horse latitude tropic
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
7
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

change alter modify match fit correspond antiparallel collateral nonconvergent nonintersecting perpendicular oblique