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Meaning of 'parallel'
Meaning of 'parallel' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Parallel 
[ a.]
- Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally
distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes. [ a.]- Having the same direction or tendency; running side by side; being in accordance (with); tending to the same result; -- used with to and with.
- Continuing a resemblance through many particulars; applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case; a parallel passage.
2. Parallel [ n.]
- A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant
from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc. [ n.]- Direction conformable to that of another line,
- Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity.
- A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope.
- Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars; a counterpart.
- One of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth, parallel to the equator, marking the latitude; also, the corresponding line on a globe or map.
- 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 line of outer defenses of the fortress.
- A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines (thus, ) used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
3. Parallel [ v. i.]
- To be parallel; to correspond; to be like. [ v. i.]4. Parallel [ v. t.]
- To place or set so as to be parallel; to place so as
to be parallel to, or to conform in direction with, something else. [ v. t.]- Fig.: To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, or the like.
- To equal; to match; to correspond to.
- To produce or adduce as a parallel.
Meaning of 'parallel' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. parallel [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
- (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
Example in sentence:
- parallels never meet
2. parallel [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- duplicate or match
- duplicate or match
Example in sentence:
- The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse
Meaning (3):
- be parallel to
- be parallel to
Example in sentence:
- Their roles are paralleled by ours
Meaning (4):
- make or place parallel to something
- make or place parallel to something
Example in sentence:
- They paralleled the ditch to the highway
3. parallel [ a]
[ a]Meaning (5):
- being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
- being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
Example in sentence:
- concentric circles are parallel;
- dancers in two parallel rows;
- parallel lines never converge
4. parallel [ s]
[ s]Meaning (6):
- of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
- of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
Example in sentence:
- parallel processing
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