Definitions of parallel [ˈpær əˌlɛl, -ləl]

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Definition of 'parallel'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) parallel
extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging:
parallel rows of chairs.

2.  parallel
having the same direction, nature, tendency, or course; corresponding; similar:
parallel interests.

3.  parallel
(of straight lines) lying in the same plane but never meeting no matter how far extended.

4.  parallel
(of planes) having common perpendiculars.

5.  parallel
(of a single line, plane, etc.) equidistant from another or others (usu. fol. by to or with).

6.  parallel
having parts that are parallel.

7.  parallel
having electrical components connected in parallel:
a parallel circuit.

8.  parallel
progressing at the same intervalic distance:
parallel lines in music.

9.  parallel
sharing the same tonic:
A major and A minor are parallel keys.

10.  parallel
of or pertaining to operations within a computer that are performed simultaneously:
parallel processing.

11.  parallel
pertaining to or supporting the transfer of electronic data several bits at a time

12. (n.) parallel
a parallel line or plane.

13.  parallel
anything parallel or comparable in direction, course, nature, or tendency, to something else.

14.  parallel
any of the imaginary lines bearing E and W on the earth's surface, parallel to the equator, that mark the latitude.

15.  parallel
something identical or similar in essential respects:
a case without a parallel.

16.  parallel
correspondence or analogy.

17.  parallel
a comparison of things as if regarded side by side.

18.  parallel
an arrangement of an electrical circuit whereby all positive terminals are connected to one point and all negative ones to another.

19.  parallel
a pair of vertical parallel lines (‖) used in printing as a reference mark.

20. (v.t.) parallel
to provide a parallel for; match.

21.  parallel
to be in a parallel course to:
The road parallels the river.

22.  parallel
to form a parallel to; equal.

23.  parallel
to show the similarity of; compare.

24.  parallel
to make parallel.

25. (adv.) parallel
in a parallel course or manner.

Etymology: (1540–50; < L parallēlus < Gk parállēlos side by side =par-par - +állēlos one another)

Definition of 'parallel'

Princeton's WordNet

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"

Definition of 'parallel'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) parallel
(of two lines) remaining exactly the same distance from each other at all times
Draw two parallel lines across the page.; The street runs parallel to the railroad track.

2.  parallel
run parallel to
done or happening at the same time or in the same way
Our lives followed parallel paths until this point.; two universities that are working on parallel projects

3. (noun) parallel
a similarity
I see no parallels between their situations.

4.  parallel
draw a parallel
to say two things are similar
to draw a parallel between the two crimes

5.  parallel
in parallel
at the same time or in the same way
The two engines work in parallel.

Definition of 'parallel'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) parallel
extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes

2. (adj) parallel
having the same direction or tendency; running side by side; being in accordance (with); tending to the same result; -- used with to and with

3. (adj) parallel
continuing a resemblance through many particulars; applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case; a parallel passage

4. (noun) parallel
a line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc

5. (noun) parallel
direction conformable to that of another line,

6. (noun) parallel
conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity

7. (noun) parallel
a comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope

8. (noun) parallel
anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars; a counterpart

9. (noun) parallel
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

10. (noun) parallel
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

11. (noun) parallel
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

12. (verb) parallel
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

13. (verb) parallel
fig.: To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, or the like

14. (verb) parallel
to equal; to match; to correspond to

15. (verb) parallel
to produce or adduce as a parallel

16. (verb) parallel
to be parallel; to correspond; to be like

Definition of 'parallel'

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

1. parallel
(a) In the nomenclature of electric circuits two or more conductors leading from one point to another, are said to be in parallel.

(b) When two or more conductors connect two main leads of comparatively large size and low resistance they are said to be in parallel or in multiple arc. This order is easiest pictured as the rungs of a ladder in parallel connecting its two sides representing the main leads.

It may be used as a noun as "arranged in parallel," or as an adjective as "a parallel circuit," the opposite of series, q. v.

Translation of 'parallel'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart The road is parallel to/with the river.
Afrikaans: parallel	Arabic: مُتَوازٍ	Bulgarian: успореден
Brazilian: paralelo	Czech: rovnoběžný	German: parallel
Danish: parallel	Greek: παράλληλος	Spanish: paralelo (a)
Estonian: rööbitine	Farsi: موازی	Finnish: samansuuntainen
French: parallèle (à)	Hebrew: מַקבִּיל	Hindi: समान्तर, साथ-साथ, समानान्
Croatian: paralelan	Hungarian: párhuzamos	Indonesian: sejajar
Icelandic: samhliða/-síða	Italian: parallelo	Japanese: 平行の
Korean: 평행한	Lithuanian: lygiagretus	Latvian: paralēls
Malay: selari	Dutch: parallel	Norwegian: parallell
Polish: równoległy	Persian: موازی	Pashto: موازي، برابر
Portuguese: paralelo	Romanian: paralel (cu)	Russian: параллельный
Slovak: rovnobežný	Slovenian: vzporeden	Serbian: paralelan
Swedish: parallell	Thai: ที่ขนานกัน	Turkish: paralel
Taiwanese: 平行的	Ukrainian: паралельний	Urdu: متوازي
Vietnamese: song song	Chinese: 平行的
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