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1.nounOne of a set of parallel lines.
2.nounDirection conformable to that of another line.
3.nounA line of latitude."The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town."
4.nounAn arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
5.nounSomething identical or similar in essential respects.
6.nounA comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity."Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope"
7.nounOne 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.
8.nounA character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
9.verbTo construct or place something parallel to something else.
10.verbOf a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
11.verbOf a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
12.verbTo compare or liken something to something else.
13.verbTo make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.
14.verbTo equal; to match; to correspond to.
15.verbTo produce or adduce as a parallel.
16.adjectiveEqually distant from one another at all points."The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel."
17.adjectiveHaving the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to"."The two railway lines are parallel."
18.adjective(hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
19.adjectiveInvolving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time."a parallel algorithm"
20.adverbWith a parallel relationship."The road runs parallel to the canal."