parallel

par-al-lel · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (of lines, planes, or surfaces) Side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.

  2. 2.

    Similar or corresponding in nature or development.

  3. 3.

    (noun) A person or thing that is similar or analogous to another.

  4. 4.

    (computing) Involving the simultaneous performance of operations.

Forms

plural: parallels

Related words

Antonyms: different, divergent, perpendicular
See also: comparison, perpendicular, similar
Synonyms: corresponding, equivalent, similar

Etymology

From Greek parallelos, from para (beside) + allelon (one another).