Parallel

[par·al·lel]

In math, parallel means two lines that never intersect––think of an equal sign. Figuratively, parallel means similar, or happening at the same time. A story might describe the parallel lives of three close friends.

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Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes.

Noun
something having the property of being analogous to something else

Noun
an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

Verb
make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"

Verb
be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"

Verb
duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"

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Adjective
being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"

Adjective S.
of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations; "parallel processing"

a.
Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes.

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

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Continuing a resemblance through many particulars; applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case; a parallel passage.

n.
A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.

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Direction conformable to that of another line,

n.
Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity.

n.
A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope.

n.
Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars; a counterpart.

n.
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.

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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.

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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.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
Fig.: To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, or the like.

v. t.
To equal; to match; to correspond to.

v. t.
To produce or adduce as a parallel.

v. i.
To be parallel; to correspond; to be like.

Parallel

Par"al*lel , a. [F. parall'8ale, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. ; beside + of one another, fr. other, akin to L. alius. See Allien.] 1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes.
Revolutions . . . parallel to the equinoctial.
&hand; Curved lines or curved planes are said to be parallel when they are in all parts equally distant. 2. Having the same direction or tendency; running side by side; being in accordance (with); tending to the same result; -- used with to and with.
When honor runs parallel with the laws of God and our country, it can not be too much cherished.
3. Continuing a resemblance through many particulars; applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case; a parallel passage. Addison. Parallel bar. (a) (Steam Eng.) A rod in a parallel motion which is parallel with the working beam. (b) One of a pair of bars raised about five feet above the floor or ground, and parallel to each other, -- used for gymnastic exercises. -- Parallel circles of a sphere, those circles of the sphere whose planes are parallel to each other. -- Parallel columns, ∨ Parallels (Printing), two or more passages of reading matter printed side by side, for the purpose of emphasizing the similarity or discrepancy between them. -- Parallel forces (Mech.), forces which act in directions parallel to each other. -- Parallel motion. (a) (Mach.) A jointed system of links, rods, or bars, by which the motion of a reciprocating piece, as a piston rod, may be guided, either approximately or exactly in a straight line. Rankine. (b) (Mus.) The ascending or descending of two or more parts at fixed intervals, as thirds or sixths. -- Parallel rod (Locomotive Eng.), a metal rod that connects the crank pins of two or more driving wheels; -- called also couping rod, in distinction from the connecting rod. See Illust. of Locomotive, in App. -- Parallel ruler, an instrument for drawing parallel lines, so constructed as to have the successive positions of the ruling edge parallel to each other; also, one consisting of two movable parts, the opposite edges of which are always parallel. -- Parallel sailing (Naut.), sailing on a parallel of latitude. -- Parallel sphere (Astron. & Geog.), that position of the sphere in which the circles of daily motion are parallel to the horizon, as to an observer at either pole. -- Parallel vise, a vise having jaws so guided as to remain parallel in all positions.

Parallel

Par"al*lel , n. 1. A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.
Who made the spider parallels design, Sure as De Moivre, without rule or line ?
2. Direction conformable to that of another line,
Lines that from their parallel decline.
3. Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity.
Twixt earthly females and the moon All parallels exactly run.
4. A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope. 5. Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars; a counterpart.
None but thyself can be thy parallel.
6. (Geog.) 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. 7. (Mil.) 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. 8. (Print.) 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. Limiting parallels. See under Limit, v. t. -- Parallel of altitude (Astron.), one of the small circles of the sphere, parallel to the horizon; an almucantar. -- Parallel of declination (Astron.), one of the small circles of the sphere, parallel to the equator. -- Parallel of latitude. (a) (Geog.) See def. 6. above. (b) (Astron.) One of the small circles of the sphere, parallel to the ecliptic.

Parallel

Par"al*lel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paralleled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Paralleling .] 1. 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.
The needle . . . doth parallel and place itself upon the true meridian.
2. Fig.: To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, or the like.
His life is paralleled Even with the stroke and line of his great justice.
3. To equal; to match; to correspond to. Shak. 4. To produce or adduce as a parallel. [R.] Locke.
My young remembrance can not parallel A fellow to it.

Parallel

Par"al*lel, v. i. To be parallel; to correspond; to be like. [Obs.] Bacon.

Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes.

A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.

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.

To be parallel; to correspond; to be like.

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Usage Examples

To resist the frigidity of old age, one must combine the body, the mind, and the heart. And to keep these in parallel vigor one must exercise, study, and love.

Moby Dick - that book is so amazing. I just realized that it starts with two characters meeting in bed that's how my book begins, too, but I hadn't noticed the parallel before, two characters forced to share a bed, reluctantly.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

Now that women are jockeys, baseball umpires, atomic scientists, and business executives, maybe someday they can master parallel parking.

I wrote somewhere during the Cold War that I sometimes wish the Iron Curtain were much taller than it is, so that you could see whether the development of science with no communication was parallel on the two sides. In this case it certainly wasn't.

My dad has sometimes felt that I grew up a little lacking in sufficient eccentricity - in the sense that I'm willing to live as an adult in a house with walls that are parallel to each other, that sort of thing.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.

Sensitivity and money are like parallel lines. They don't meet.

Quantum computation is... a distinctively new way of harnessing nature... It will be the first technology that allows useful tasks to be performed in collaboration between parallel universes.

In parallel with the development of my interests in technical gadgetry I began to acquire a profound love of and respect for the natural world which motivates my scientific thinking to this day.

People expect me to be dark and gloomy, then write that I'm a jolly chap, and after all, that is what I am. I think it's a case of an absolute romantic naivety that there should be a parallel between the work and the artist.

The most watched programme on the BBC, after the news, is probably 'Doctor Who.' What has happened is that science fiction has been subsumed into modern literature. There are grandparents out there who speak Klingon, who are quite capable of holding down a job. No one would think twice now about a parallel universe.

From this process has emerged a parallel process of translating traditional working and living values into a new political and economic power - a power increasingly based upon the strength of money and those material things money can purchase.