parallel

Adjective
  1. Being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting (synset 301722394)
    "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"
    also:
    • comparable - able to be compared or worthy of comparison
    • symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
    similar to:
  2. Of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations (synset 302387725)
    "parallel processing"
    referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
    similar to: synchronal, synchronic, synchronous - occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
Noun
  1. Something having the property of being analogous to something else (synset 104753670)
    is a type of: similarity - the quality of being similar
    subtypes: echo - a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.
    same as: analog, analogue
  2. An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator (synset 108613276)
    is a type of: line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
    subtypes:
    • polar circle - a line of latitude at the north or south poles
    • horse latitude - either of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light-baffling winds
    • tropic - either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
    same as: latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude
  3. (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes) (synset 113903651)
    "parallels never meet"
    referred to in: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
    is a type of: figure - a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
Verb
  1. Be parallel to (synset 202665300)
    "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
    is a type of: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
  2. Make or place parallel to something (synset 200526361)
    "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    same as: collimate
  3. Duplicate or match (synset 202665436)
    "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
    is a type of: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
    same as: duplicate, twin

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