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Parallel

/ˈpæɹəˌlɛl/

One of a set of parallel lines.

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📖 Definitions of "Parallel"

noun

1
One of a set of parallel lines.
2
Direction conformable to that of another line.
3
A line of latitude.
"The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town."
4
An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.

verb

1
To construct or place something parallel to something else.
2
Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
3
Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
4
To compare or liken something to something else.

adjective

1
Equally distant from one another at all points.
"The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel."
2
Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
"The two railway lines are parallel."
3
(hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
4
Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
"a parallel algorithm"

adverb

1
With a parallel relationship.
"The road runs parallel to the canal."

🔄 Synonyms of "Parallel"

16 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
collateralnoun	(finance) Relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security.
analognoun	Not relating to, or pre-dating, digital technology such as computers and the Internet; relating to real life.
synchronic	(linguistics) Relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.
synchronous	At the same time, at the same frequency.
duplicateverb	Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
latitudenoun	(figurative) The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.
twinnoun	Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
analoguenoun	(countable) Something that bears an analogy to something else.
synchronal	Synchronous; simultaneous.
collimateverb	To focus into a narrow beam or column; to adjust a focusing device so that it produces a narrow beam.
in parallel	—
antiparallelnoun	(biochemistry) Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA.
parallel of latitudenoun	an imaginary line around the earth parallel to the equator
nonintersecting	Not intersecting.
line of latitudenoun	an imaginary line around the earth parallel to the equator
nonconvergent	Not convergent.

↔️ Antonyms of "Parallel"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
obliquenoun	Not straightforward; indirect; by implication; (sometimes even) obscure, ambiguous, or confusing.
perpendicularnoun	(geometry) At or forming a right angle (to something).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Parallel"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
synchronalnoun	Synchronous; simultaneous.
synchronic	(linguistics) Relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.
synchronous	At the same time, at the same frequency.
collateralnoun	(finance) Relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security.
duplicateverb	Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
analognoun	Not relating to, or pre-dating, digital technology such as computers and the Internet; relating to real life.
collimateverb	To focus into a narrow beam or column; to adjust a focusing device so that it produces a narrow beam.
latitudenoun	(figurative) The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.
analoguenoun	(countable) Something that bears an analogy to something else.
nonconvergent	Not convergent.
nonintersecting	Not intersecting.
twinnoun	Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
antiparallelnoun	(biochemistry) Describing the orientations of the two strands of DNA.
in parallel	—
line of latitudenoun	an imaginary line around the earth parallel to the equator
parallel of latitudenoun	an imaginary line around the earth parallel to the equator
parallelismnoun	The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character.
counterpartnoun	Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
correspondverb	(intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
coexistencenoun	The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.