Word: 
Near rhymes   Synonyms   [Definitions]   Similar sound   Related  

Definitions of parallel:

  • noun:   something having the property of being analogous to something else
  • noun:   an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  • verb:   be parallel to
    Example: "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
  • verb:   make or place parallel to something
    Example: "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
  • verb:   duplicate or match
  • adjective:   being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
    Example: "Parallel lines never converge"
  • adjective:   of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
    Example: "Parallel processing"


Related words...

Search for parallel at other dictionaries: OneLook, Answers.com, Merriam-Webster

See parallel used in context: 6 Shakespeare works, 183 definitions

Search for parallel:    [Definition]   Shakespeare   Encyclopedia  

Image Map


Help, Feedback, Customize, Android app, iPhone/iPad app

Copyright © 2013 Datamuse