1. (noun) analogue, analog, parallel
something having the property of being analogous to something else
2. (noun) latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallel
an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
3. (adj) parallel
(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
"parallels never meet"
4. (adj) parallel
being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
"parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"
5. (verb) parallel
of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
"parallel processing"
6. (verb) parallel
be parallel to
"Their roles are paralleled by ours"
7. (verb) parallel, collimate
make or place parallel to something
"They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
8. (verb) twin, duplicate, parallel
duplicate or match
"The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
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Definition of 'parallel' 
