parallel
Equally distant from one another at all points.
Adjective 4 meanings
Equally distant from one another at all points.
“The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.”
Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
“The two railway lines are parallel.”
Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
“a parallel algorithm”
Adverb 1 meaning
With a parallel relationship.
“The road runs parallel to the canal.”
Noun 4 meanings
One of a set of parallel lines.
Direction conformable to that of another line.
A line of latitude.
“The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.”
An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
Verb 4 meanings
To construct or place something parallel to something else.
Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
To compare or liken something to something else.
Etymology
From Middle French parallèle and its etymon Latin parallēlus, parallēlos. The verb is from the noun. See also para- and allo-.
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PARALLEL at a glance
PARALLEL has 8 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + R 1 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + E 1 + L 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,462 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with parallel
All rhymes- ANTIPARALLEL14
- HALLEL9
- SUBPARALLEL15
- UNPARALLEL12
- ALLEL5
- NONPARALLEL13
- DIALLEL8
- SEWELLEL11
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