parallel
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/pˈÃĻɹəlˌɛl/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "parallel"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĻā§‚āϰāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ

having an equal distance from each other at every point

collateral

parallel definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She parked her car parallel to the curb.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ, āĻāĻ•āχ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇

occurring at the same time but independently of each other
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The parallel investigations by two different agencies led to conflicting conclusions.
āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ āϤāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āϤāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ, āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧂āĻĒ

having a comparable nature, structure, or function to something else
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The novel explores themes that are parallel to those in the author ’s earlier work.
āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻĨāĻŋāĻŽāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝāĻž āϞ⧇āĻ–āϕ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ, āĻāĻ•āχ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇

transmitting multiple pieces of data at the same time using a connection with several pathways
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The printer used a parallel connection for transmitting instructions.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ āϰ⧇āĻ–āĻž

a pair of geometric figures, such as lines or planes, that do not meet or intersect, no matter how far they are extended
parallel definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The architect used several parallels to design the structure.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ

a resemblance or comparison between two things
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There is a parallel between the rise of social media and changes in communication patterns.
āϏ⧋āĻļā§āϝāĻžāϞ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āϗ⧇āϰ āϧāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ āϰ⧇āĻ–āĻž

an imaginary line running horizontally around the Earth, used to measure distance north or south of the equator
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A parallel helps determine the latitude of a location.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ, āϏāĻĻ⧃āĻļ

a person or thing similar to another
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His life story presents a parallel to the struggles of many in the community.
āϤāĻžāρāϰ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāĻ•āĻžāĻšāĻŋāύ⧀ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧇āϕ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to match something closely, suggesting similarity or equivalence
Transitive: to parallel sth
to parallel definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her artwork often parallels the style of famous painters from the Renaissance era.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āϰ⧇āύ⧇āϏāĻžāρ āϝ⧁āϗ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϤ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧈āϞ⧀āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž

to extend in the same direction and remain the same distance apart
Transitive: to parallel something linear
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new highway will parallel the existing one to reduce traffic congestion.
āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ• āĻœā§āϝāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻšāĻžāχāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋

to position something so that it runs in the same direction and stays the same distance apart from something else
Transitive: to parallel two things | to parallel sth with sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The designer paralleled the stripes on the fabric to create a consistent pattern.
āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āύ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĄā§‹āϰāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

in a straight line that does not meet or cross
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fence runs parallel to the edge of the garden.
āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϧāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

antiparallel
nonparallel
unparallel
parallel
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