Parallel

/ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/ · adjective

Meaning

Equally distant from one another at all points..

Definitions by Sense

1. Equally distant from one another at all points.
2. Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
3. (hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
4. (computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
5. (figuratively) Analogous, similar, comparable.
6. (science fiction, of realities, dimensions, timelines, etc.) Coexisting but normally not interacting with the regular reality.
7. With a parallel relationship.
8. One of a set of parallel lines.

Example Sentences

The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.

the instrument held with its plane roughly parallel to the equinoctial or celestial equato

Upon interaction with ss- nucleic acid (NA) targets (deoxyribooligonucleotides (ODNs) or ribooligonucleotides), they form very stable anti-parallel and parallel duplexes [3 ], and the melting temperatures of the antiparallel duplexes are 10 to 15°C higher than those of the parallel duplexes.

The two railway lines are parallel.

When honour runs parallel with the laws of God and our country, it cannot be too much cherished.

All three parallel valleys of the Llynvi, Garw and Ogmore are much the same in physical character: the lower reaches are wooded and not unattractive, but as the railway climbs on ever-steepening grades, the hills on either hand grow barer and closer together, while in all respects the scene becomes more sombre, with the terraced, slate-roofed colliery towns and the road, railway and river all struggling for space in the narrowing defiles.

a parallel algorithm

the parallel lives of two citizens

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Word Forms

• paralell
• more parallel
• most parallel
• parallels
• paralleling
• parallelling[UK nonstandard]
• paralleled
• parallelled[UK nonstandard]

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