parallel

phonetic symbol: / pérəlèl / 

parallel - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ something having the property of being analogous to something else
analog , analogue

[ noun ]
■ an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
latitude , line of latitude , parallel of latitude

[ noun ]
■ (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
e.g.)
・parallels never meet

[ verb ]
■ make or place parallel to something
e.g.)
・They paralleled the ditch to the highway
collimate

[ verb ]
■ be parallel to
e.g.)
・Their roles are paralleled by ours

[ verb ]
■ duplicate or match
duplicate , twin

[ adjective ]
■ being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
e.g.)
・parallel lines never converge
・concentric circles are parallel
・dancers in two parallel rows

[ adjective satellite ]
■ of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
e.g.)
・parallel processing

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