Parallel
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English
Adjective
Parallel (not comparable)
- 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 railway line runs parallel to the road.
- The two railway lines are parallel.
- (computing) Describing the processing of multiple tasks at the same time
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Derived terms
- embarrassingly parallel
- parallelism
- parallel universe
- parallel computing
- parallel circuit
- parallel algorithm
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Adverb
Parallel (comparative more Parallel, superlative most Parallel)
- With a parallel relationship
- The road runs parallel with the canal.
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Noun
Parallel (plural Parallels)- One of a set of parallel lines.
- 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
Antonyms
- perpendicular, skew (?)
Verb
Parallel (third-person singular simple present parallels, present participle paralleling or parallelling (British only), simple past and past participle paralleled or parallelled (British only))
- To construct 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.
Adjectives for Parallel
fitting; astonishing; close; fanciful; fortunate; striking.
Verbs for Parallel
approximate—; attempt—; collate—; contribute—; destroy—; draw—; extend in—; fix —; furnish—; identify—; model—; observe —; render—; tilt—; —balances; —conspires; —copies; —emulates; —reflects.
Adverbs for Parallel
precisely; strikingly; coincidentally; astonishingly; fancifully.
Thesaurus
Antarctic Zone, Arctic Circle, Arctic Zone, Frigid Zones, Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, Torrid Zone, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Variable Zones, abri, accessory, accompanying, accord, admit of comparison, aeronautical chart, affiliate, affiliated, agnate, agree, agree with, akin, align, aligned, alike, allied, ally, alter ego, amount to, analogical, analogize, analogon, analogous, analogue, analogy, answer to, ape, appear like, apply, approach, approach trench, approximate, assent, assimilate, associate, associated, assort with, astronomical chart, atlas, attendant, attending, azimuthal equidistant projection, azimuthal projection, balance, be commensurable, be comparable, be consistent, be like, be of one, be parallel, be redolent of, be uniform with, bear resemblance, bind, bound, bracket, bracketed, break even, bring into analogy, bring into comparison, bring to mind, brother, bunker, call to mind, call up, cartographer, cartography, celestial chart, celestial globe, chart, check, chime, chorographer, chorography, climate, climatic chart, clime, close copy, close match, coequal, coequality, coextend, coextending, coextensive, cognate, cohere, coincide, coincident, collatable, collateral, collimate, collocate, combined, come close, come near, come to, come up to, commensurable, commensurate, communication trench, companion, comparable, comparative, compare, compare and contrast, compare to, compare with, compeer, complement, concomitant, concur, concurrent, conform, conform to, conform with, confront, congenator, congener, congruent, conic projection, conjoint, conjugate, connect, connected, consist with, consonant, contemporaneous, contemporary, contour line, contour map, contrast, cooperate, coordinate, copy, correlate, correlated, correlation, correlative, correspond, correspond to, correspond with, correspondence, correspondent, corresponding, counterbalance, counterfeit, countermine, counterpart, counterpose, couple, coupled, coupure, cylindrical projection, ditch, ditto, double, double sap, dovetail, draw, draw a comparison, draw a parallel, dugout, duplicate, duplication, echo, entrenchment, equal, equality, equate, equator, equidistant, equipoise, equipollent, equiponderance, equispaced, equivalence, equivalent, even, even off, even up, evoke, fall in together, favor, fellow, fire trench, fit together, flying sap, follow, fortified tunnel, fosse, foxhole, gallery, general reference map, globe, gnomonic projection, go alongside, go beside, go together, go with, graphic scale, grid line, hachure, hang together, harmonize, heliographic chart, hit, hold together, homologous, homologue, horse latitudes, hydrographic chart, identify, image, imitate, implicated, in proportion, index, interlinked, interlock, interlocked, interrelate, interrelated, intersect, involved, isoline, iterate, jibe, joined, joint, keep pace with, kindred spirit, kinship, knot, knotted, latitude, layer tint, legend, like, liken, liken to, likeness, line up, lined up, link, linked, lock, longitude, longitude in arc, look like, map, map maker, map projection, mapper, match, match up with, matchable, matching, mate, measure against, measure up to, meridian, metaphorize, mimic, mine, mirror, moat, much at one, mutatis mutandis, mutual, near, near duplicate, nearly reproduce, nonconvergent, nondivergent, not compare with, not tell apart, obverse, of a kind, of a piece, of a size, of that ilk, of that kind, offset, oppose, opposite number, overlap, paired, paragon, parallel bar, parallel file, parallel line, parallelepiped, parallelepipedal, paralleler, parallelinervate, paralleling, parallelism, parallelize, parallelodrome, parallelogram, parallelogrammatic, parallelogrammic, parallelotropic, pari passu, parity, partake of, peer, pendant, photogrammetrist, photogrammetry, photomap, phototopography, physical map, picture, place against, political map, polyconic projection, prime meridian, projection, proportion, proportional, proportionate, reach, reciprocal, register, register with, reiterate, relate, related, relationship, relative, relativize, relief map, remind one of, repeat, representative fraction, resemblance, resemble, respond to, rival, road map, roaring forties, run a comparison, run abreast, run parallel, run to, sap, savor of, scale, second self, seem like, set in contrast, set in opposition, set off, set off against, set over against, similar, similarity, similitude, similize, simulacrum, simulate, simultaneous, sing in chorus, sinusoidal projection, sister, slit trench, smack of, sort with, soul mate, sound like, special map, spliced, square, square with, stack up with, stand together, subtropics, such, suchlike, suggest, symmetry, take after, tally, terrain map, terrestrial globe, the like of, the likes of, the line, thematic map, tie, tied, topographer, topographic chart, topography, touch, transportation map, trench, tropic, tropics, tunnel, twin, twinned, uniform, vie, vie with, view together, weather chart, weather map, wed, wedded, weigh, weigh against, yoked, zone
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παράλληλος < παρά + ἄλληλος, along each other
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Adjective
Parallel (not comparable)
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| positive | comparative | superlative | |||
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| attributive | predicative/adverbial | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | Parallel | — | |||
| neuter singular |
indefinite | Parallel | — | ||
| definite | parallelle | — | — | — | |
| common singular | parallelle | — | — | — | |
| plural | parallelle | — | — | — | |
| partitive | Parallels | — | |||
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German
Adjective
Parallel (not comparable)- parallel
- Die Linien meines Schreibpapiers laufen exakt parallel.
- Die eine Bahnschiene verläuft auch in der Kurve stets parallel zur anderen.
- Serving the same purpose, leading to the same result
- Die Autobahn verläuft parallel zur Eisenbahn aber in ganz unterschiedlichen Biegungen und Kurven.
- Die Eheleute hatten nichts verabredet, so haben sie parallel (zueinander) eingekauft.
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