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 multipleoperations "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"
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
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.