parallel

par·al·lel

 (păr′ə-lĕl′)

adj.

1. Being an equal distance apart everywhere: dancers in two parallel rows. See Usage Note at absolute.

2. Mathematics

a. Of, relating to, or designating two or more straight coplanar lines that do not intersect.

b. Of, relating to, or designating two or more planes that do not intersect.

c. Of, relating to, or designating a line and a plane that do not intersect.

d. Of, relating to, or designating curves or surfaces everywhere equidistant.

3.

a. Having comparable parts, analogous aspects, or readily recognized similarities: the parallel lives of two contemporaries.

b. Having the same tendency or direction: parallel motives and aims.

4. Grammar Having identical or equivalent syntactic constructions in corresponding clauses or phrases.

5. Music

a. Moving in the same direction at a fixed interval: parallel motion; parallel fifths.

b. Having the same tonic. Used of scales and keys: C minor is the parallel minor scale of C major.

6. Electronics Denoting a circuit or part of a circuit connected in parallel.

7. Computers

a. Of or relating to the simultaneous transmission of all the bits of a byte over separate wires: a parallel port; a parallel interface.

b. Of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations: parallel processing.

adv.

In a parallel relationship or manner: a road and a railway that run parallel.

n.

1. Mathematics One of a set of parallel geometric figures, such as lines or planes.

2.

a. One that closely resembles or is analogous to another: a unique event, without parallel in history.

b. A comparison indicating likeness; an analogy.

3. The condition of being parallel; near similarity or exact agreement in particulars; parallelism.

4. Any of the imaginary lines representing degrees of latitude that encircle the earth parallel to the plane of the equator.

5. Printing A sign indicating material referred to in a note or reference.

6. Electronics An arrangement of components in a circuit that splits the current into two or more paths. Used chiefly in the phrase in parallel.

tr.v. par·al·leled, par·al·lel·ing, par·al·lels also par·al·lelled or par·al·lel·ling

1. To make or place parallel to something else: paralleled the ditch to the highway.

2. To be or extend parallel to: a trail that parallels the crater rim.

3. To be similar or analogous to: claimed that fetal development parallels the evolution of the species.

4. To be or provide an equal for; match.

5. To show to be analogous; compare or liken: critics who have paralleled the novel's plot to an ancient myth.

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[Latin parallēlus, from Greek parallēlos : para-, beside; see para-¹ + allēlōn, of one another (from allos, other; see al- in Indo-European roots).]

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parallel

(ˈpærəˌlɛl)

adj

1. (Mathematics) separated by an equal distance at every point; never touching or intersecting: parallel walls.

2. corresponding; similar: parallel situations.

3. (Music, other) music

a. Also: consecutive (of two or more parts or melodies) moving in similar motion but keeping the same interval apart throughout: parallel fifths.

b. denoting successive chords in which the individual notes move in parallel motion

4. (Grammar) grammar denoting syntactic constructions in which the constituents of one construction correspond to those of the other

5. (Computer Science) computing operating on several items of information, instructions, etc, simultaneously. Compare serial⁶

n

6. (Mathematics) maths one of a set of parallel lines, planes, etc

7. an exact likeness

8. a comparison

9. (Physical Geography) Also called: parallel of latitude any of the imaginary lines around the earth parallel to the equator, designated by degrees of latitude ranging from 0° at the equator to 90° at the poles

10. (Electronics)

a. a configuration of two or more electrical components connected between two points in a circuit so that the same voltage is applied to each (esp in the phrase in parallel)

b. (as modifier): a parallel circuit. See series⁶

11. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing the character (∥) used as a reference mark

12. (Fortifications) a trench or line lying in advance of and parallel to other defensive positions

vb (tr) , -lels, -leling or -leled

13. to make parallel

14. to supply a parallel to

15. to be a parallel to or correspond with: your experience parallels mine.

[C16: via French and Latin from Greek parallēlos alongside one another, from para-¹ + allēlos one another]

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par•al•lel

(ˈpær əˌlɛl, -ləl)

adj., n., v. -leled, -lel•ing (esp. Brit.) -lelled, -lel•ling, adj.

1. extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of chairs.

2. having the same direction, nature, tendency, or course; corresponding; similar: parallel interests.

3.

a. (of straight lines) lying in the same plane but never meeting no matter how far extended.

b. (of planes) having common perpendiculars.

c. (of a single line, plane, etc.) equidistant from another or others (usu. fol. by to or with).

4. having parts that are parallel.

5. having electrical components connected in parallel: a parallel circuit.

6.

a. progressing at the same intervalic distance: parallel lines in music.

b. sharing the same tonic: A major and A minor are parallel keys.

7.

a. of or pertaining to operations within a computer that are performed simultaneously: parallel processing.

b. pertaining to or supporting the transfer of electronic data several bits at a time (disting. from serial).

n.

8. a parallel line or plane.

9. anything parallel or comparable in direction, course, nature, or tendency, to something else.

10. any of the imaginary lines bearing E and W on the earth's surface, parallel to the equator, that mark the latitude.

11. something identical or similar in essential respects: a case without a parallel.

12. correspondence or analogy.

13. a comparison of things as if regarded side by side.

14. an arrangement of an electrical circuit whereby all positive terminals are connected to one point and all negative ones to another.

15. a pair of vertical parallel lines (∥) used in printing as a reference mark.

v.t.

16. to provide a parallel for; match.

17. to be in a parallel course to: The road parallels the river.

18. to form a parallel to; equal.

19. to show the similarity of; compare.

20. to make parallel.

adv.

21. in a parallel course or manner.

[1540–50; < Latin parallēlus < Greek parállēlos side by side =par- par- + állēlos one another]

par′al•lel`ly, adv.

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par·al·lel

(păr′ə-lĕl′)

Adjective

Relating to lines or surfaces that are separated everywhere from each other by the same distance.

Noun

Any of the imaginary lines encircling the Earth's surface parallel to the plane of the equator, used to represent degrees of latitude. See more at equator.

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parallel

Past participle: paralleled
Gerund: paralleling

Imperative

parallel

parallel

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parallel

Any of the imaginary lines of latitude that circle the Earth parallel to the equator.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	parallel - something having the property of being analogous to something else analog, analogue similarity - the quality of being similar echo - a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.; "his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"; "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man"
	2.	parallel - an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator line of latitude, parallel of latitude, latitude 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 line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent 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
	3.	parallel - (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes); "parallels never meet" math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement figure - a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
Verb	1.	parallel - be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours" correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
	2.	parallel - make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway" collimate alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	3.	parallel - duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" twin, duplicate correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
Adj.	1.	parallel - being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows" comparable - able to be compared or worthy of comparison symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts oblique - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base" perpendicular - intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
	2.	parallel - of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations; "parallel processing" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures synchronal, synchronic, synchronous - occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations"

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parallel

noun

1. equivalent, counterpart, match, equal, twin, complement, duplicate, analogue, likeness, corollary It is an ecological disaster with no parallel in the modern era.
equivalent opposite, reverse

2. similarity, correspondence, correlation, comparison, analogy, resemblance, likeness, parallelism Detectives realised there were parallels between the two murders.
similarity difference, divergence, dissimilarity

verb

1. correspond to, compare with, agree with, complement, conform to, be alike, chime with, correlate to His remarks paralleled those of the president.
correspond to differ from, diverge from, be unlike

2. match, equal, duplicate, keep pace (with), measure up to His achievements have never been paralleled.

adjective

1. matching, correspondent, corresponding, like, similar, uniform, resembling, complementary, akin, analogous He describes the rise in tuberculosis as an epidemic parallel to that of AIDS.
matching different, unlike, dissimilar

2. equidistant, alongside, aligned, side by side, coextensive seventy-two ships, drawn up in two parallel lines
equidistant divergent, non-parallel

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parallel

adjective

1. Lying in the same plane and not intersecting:

collateral.

Idiom: side by side.

2. Possessing the same or almost the same characteristics:

alike, analogous, comparable, corresponding, equivalent, like, similar, uniform.

noun

Something closely resembling or analogous to something else:

analogue, congener, correlate, correlative, correspondent, counterpart, match.

verb

1. To be equal or alike:

compare, correspond, equal, match, measure up, touch.

Informal: stack up.

2. To represent as similar:

analogize, assimilate, compare, equate, identify, liken, match.

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Translations

بِمُوازاةتَماثُل، تَوازٍخَط العَرْضخَط مُتَوازٍمُتَوازٍ

rovnoběžnýrovnoběžkarovnoběžněsouběžněanalogie

parallelbreddegradfinde ingen ligelighedspunkt

parallelParalleleBreitengradentsprechend

παράλληλοςπαραλληλίζω

paralela

paralelosemejanzaanalogíaanálogocomparar

rööpne

rinnakkainenyhdensuuntainen

parallèle

paralelan

párhuzamospárhuzamosanszélességi körföldrajzi szélességi körpárhuzam

breiddarbaugurhliîstæîurjafna viî e-îsamhliîasamsíîa lína

paralleloparallelaparallelamenteanalogiaequivalere

平行の

평행인

analogijaanalogiškasbūti sugretinamamlygiagrečiailygiagretainis

analogsbūt sasniedzamamlīdzībalīdzīgslīdzināties

parallelbreedtegraadevenwijdig

parallellparallellinjevære parallell med

równoległy

paralelo

параллельный

analógiamať obdobuobdobnýrovnobežnerovnobežný

vzporeden

parallell

ขนาน

paralelparalel çizgiparalel olarakbenzerbenzerlik

song song

平行的平行线并行相同的类似

parallel

[ˈpærəlel]

A. ADJ

1. (Geom) → paralelo (to a) (Comput, Elec) → en paralelo
in a parallel direction to → en dirección paralela a
to run parallel to → ir en línea paralela a, correr paralelo con

2. (fig) → análogo (to a) this is a parallel case to the last one → este caso es análogo al anterior

B. N

1. (Geom) → paralela f
in parallel (Elec) → en paralelo

2. (Geog) → paralelo m
the 49th parallel → el paralelo 49

3. (fig) a case without parallel → un caso inaudito or único
it has no parallel as far as I know → que yo sepa no tiene paralelo or no hay nada parecido
to draw a parallel between X and Y → establecer un paralelo entre X y Y
these things occur in parallel → estas cosas corren parejas (with con) → estas cosas ocurren paralelamente

C. VT (fig) (= compare) → comparar (with con) (= equal) → igualar (with a) it is paralleled by → es parejo a ..., tiene su paralelo en ...
his talent parallels his brother's → su talento es comparable or parejo al de su hermano

D. CPD parallel bars NPL (Sport) → paralelas fpl
parallel printer N → impresora f en paralelo
parallel processing N (Comput) → procesamiento m en paralelo

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parallel

[ˈpærəlɛl]

adj

[lines] → parallèle
parallel with → parallèle à
He lived on a road parallel with my street → Il habitait dans une rue parallèle à la mienne.
to be parallel to → être parallèle à
North Street is parallel to High Street → North Street est parallèle à High Street.

[events, talks, lives] → parallèle
to be parallel to sth (= go along with) → être concomitant(e) à qch, coïncider avec qch
Privileges should be parallel with responsibilities → Les privilèges devraient être concomitants aux responsabilités., Les privilèges devraient coïncider avec les responsabilités.

n

(= line) → parallèle f

(fig) (= similarity) → parallèle m
in parallel → en parallèle
in parallel with sth → en parallèle avec qch
to draw a parallel between → dresser un parallèle entre
to draw parallels between → dresser des parallèles entre
without parallel → sans équivalent
to have no parallel → ne pas avoir d'équivalent

(GEOGRAPHY) → parallèle m

vt → coïncider avec

adv

to run parallel with sth [road, line, river] → être parallèle à qch
The road runs parallel with the border → La route est parallèle à la frontière.
Vanderhoff Street runs parallel to Broadway → Vanderhoff Street est parallèle à Broadway.

to run parallel with sth, to run parallel to sth [activity] → se dérouler parallèlement à qch
His work in theatre runs parallel with his television career → Son travail au théâtre se déroule parallèlement à sa carrière à la télévision.
running parallel with (= accompanying) → parallèlement à
Running parallel with her increased heart rate, there was an increase in her blood pressure → Parallèlement à l'augmentation de son rythme cardiaque, il y avait une augmentation de sa pression artérielle.
a new venture running parallel to their old business → une nouvelle entreprise se développant parallèlement à leur ancienne affaireparallel bars npl (GYMNASTICS) → barres fpl parallèles

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parallel

adj

lines, streets → parallel; (Comput) → parallel; at this point the road and river are parallel → an dieser Stelle verlaufen Straße und Fluss parallel (zueinander); parallel to or with → parallel zu or mit; to lie parallel to or with something → parallel zu etw liegen; in a parallel direction → parallel; parallel connection (Elec) → Parallelschaltung f; parallel interface (Comput) → Parallelschnittstelle f; parallel market (Econ) → Parallelmarkt m; parallel printer → Paralleldrucker m

(fig) career, development → vergleichbar, parallel verlaufend; universe, talks, process → parallel; a parallel case → ein Parallelfall m, → ein vergleichbarer Fall; the two systems developed along parallel lines → die Entwicklung der beiden Systeme verlief vergleichbar; he argues along parallel lines to me → er argumentiert ähnlich wie ich

adv to run parallel (roads, careers) → parallel verlaufen (to sth zu etw); to ski parallel → Parallelslalom fahren

n

(Geometry) → Parallele f

(Geog) → Breitenkreis m; the 49th parallel → der 49. Breitengrad

(Elec) connected in parallel → parallel geschaltet

(fig) → Parallele f; without parallel → ohne Parallele; it has no parallel → es gibt dazu keine Parallele; to draw a parallel between X and Y → eine Parallele zwischen X und Y ziehen; in parallel with → parallel mit

vt (fig) → gleichen (+dat); a case parallelled only by … → ein Fall, zu dem es nur eine einzige Parallele gibt, nämlich …; it is parallelled by … → es ist vergleichbar mit …

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parallel

[ˈpærəlɛl]

1. adj parallel (with, to) → parallelo/a (a)
the road runs parallel to the railway → la strada corre parallela alla ferrovia

2. n (Geom) → parallela (Geog) → parallelo (Horse-riding) → largo (fig) → confronto, paragone m, parallelo
to draw a parallel between (fig) → fare un parallelo fra

3. vt (fig) (equal) → uguagliare; (be similar to) → essere analogo/a or parallelo/a a

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parallel

(ˈpӕrəlel) adjective

1. (of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart. The road is parallel to/with the river. parallel مُتَوازٍ успореден paralelo rovnoběžný parallel parallel παράλληλοςparalelo rööbitine موازی samansuuntainen parallèleמקביל समान्तर, साथ-साथ, समानान्तर paralelan párhuzamos sejajar samhliða/-síða parallelo 平行の 평행한 lygiagretus paralēls selari parallelparallellrównoległy موازي، برابر paralelo paralel (cu) параллельный rovnobežný vzporeden paralelan parallell ที่ขนานกัน paralel 平行的 паралельний متوازي song song 平行的

2. alike (in some way). There are parallel passages in the two books. eenderse, soortgelyke مُماثِل подобен paralelo obdobný entsprechend parallel παράλληλος, παρόμοιοςparalelo, análogo samalaadne مشابه samankaltainen similaireדומה समान podudarati se hasonló mirip hliðstæður parallelo 似ている 비슷한 analogiškas, panašus līdzīgs sama overeenkomendtilsvarende, parallellpodobny یو شان paralelo similar аналогичный obdobný podoben sličan parallell, motsvarande, liknande คล้ายกัน benzer 相同的，類似的 схожий, подібний مساوي tương tự 相同的，类似的

adverb

in the same direction but always about the same distance away. We sailed parallel to the coast for several days. parallel met بِمُوازاة успоредно paralelamente rovnoběžně, souběžně parallel parallelt παράλληλαparalelo, en línea paralela rööbiti در راستای؛ همراستا با yhdensuuntaisesti parallèlement à בְּמַקבִּיל समांतर uporedo s párhuzamosan sejajar samsíða lína parallelo, parallelamente 並んで 평행하게 lygiagrečiai paralēli selari parallelparallelt med równolegle موازي paralelamente paralel cu параллельно rovnobežne vzporedno paralelan parallellt อย่างขนานกัน paralel olarak 並行 паралельно متوازي طور پر dọc theo 并行

noun

1. a line parallel to another. Draw a parallel to this line. parallel خَط مُتَوازٍ успоредна линия paralela rovnoběžka die Parallele parallel παράλληλη γραμμή paralela rööpjoon خط موازی samansuuntainen viiva parallèle קַו מַקבִּיל समानांतर paralela párhuzamos (vonal) garis sejajar samsíða lína/flötur parallela 平行線 평행선 lygiagretė paralēle, paralēla līnija garis selari parallelparallellinje linia równoległa د موازی خط paralela paralelă параллельная линия rovnobežka vzporednica paralelna linija parallell เส้นขนาน paralel çizgi 平行線 паралельна лінія متوازي لائن đường song song 平行线

2. a likeness or state of being alike. Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire? ooreenkoms تَماثُل، تَوازٍ аналогия paralelo analogie die Parallele lighedspunkt; parallel αναλογίαparalelismo, semejanza, analogía sarnasus تشابه yhtäläisyys analogieהקבלה समान होना uspoređivati párhuzam persamaan samsvörun, hliðstæða parallelo, analogia 類似 유사점 panašumas, sugretinimas, analogija līdzība; analogs kesamaan gelijkenis sammenlikning, parallellpodobieństwo, analogia برابر paralelo analogie аналогия analógia podobnost sličnost parallell, motsvarighet ความเหมือนกันหรือคล้ายกัน benzerlik 類似 паралель مشابہت sự tương đồng 类似

3. a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator. The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel. sirkel, graad خَط العَرْض паралел paralelo rovnoběžka der Breitengrad breddegrad γεωγραφικός παράλληλος paralelo laiuskraad عرض جغرافیایی leveyspiiri parallèle קַו רוֹחָב अक्षांश paralela (földrajzi) szélességi kör garis lintang breiddarbaugur parallelo 緯線 위도선(緯度線) paralelė paralēle garis lintang breedtecirkelbreddegradrównoleżnik د جغرافیایی عرض paralelo paralelă параллель rovnobežka vzporednik paralela breddgrad, latitud เส้นแวง enlem 緯線 паралель خط متوازي đường vĩ tuyến 纬线

verb

to be equal to. His stupidity can't be paralleled. ewenaar يَكون لَه شَبيه، يُضاهي съответствам igualar mít obdobu etwas Entsprechendes finden finde ingen lige είμαι όμοιος με, συγκρίνομαι equiparar, igualar, comparar vastet leiduma برابر بودن با olla rinnastettavissa égaler qqch. לְהַקבִּיל ל- बराबर poklapati se vmivel megegyezik; (tagadóan:) példátlan menyamai jafna við e-ð eguagliare ひってきする 필적하다 prilygti, būti sugretinamam līdzināties; būt sasniedzamam (par līmeni) disamakan evenarenmåle seg med, være parallell med równać się z, dorównać برابر اوسيدل igualar a egala сравниться mať obdobu primerjati uporediti finnas motstycke till เทียบเท่า eşit olmak 與...平行 проводити паралель; порівнювати مساوي ہونا so sánh với 与...平行

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parallel

→ مُتَوَازِيّ rovnoběžný parallel parallel παράλληλος paralelo rinnakkainen parallèle paralelan parallelo 平行の 평행인 parallel parallell równoległy paralelo параллельный parallell ขนาน paralel song song 平行的

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