Dictionary definition · parallel
noun
- something having the property of being analogous to something else
- an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
- (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)"parallels never meet"
verb
- be parallel to"Their roles are paralleled by ours"
- make or place parallel to something"They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
- duplicate or match"The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
adjective
- being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting"parallel lines never converge"
- of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations"parallel processing"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).