Parallel Meaning

There are 8 meaning(s) for word Parallel

Meaning 1 : something having the property of being analogous to something else

    Synonyms : analog,  analogue
Meaning 2 : duplicate or match

    Synonyms : duplicate,  twin
Meaning 3 : an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

    Synonyms : latitude,  line of latitude,  parallel of latitude
Meaning 4 : make or place parallel to something

    Example : They paralleled the ditch to the highway

    Synonyms : collimate
Meaning 5 : being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting

    Example : parallel lines never converge,concentric circles are parallel,dancers in two parallel rows

Meaning 6 : be parallel to

    Example : Their roles are paralleled by ours

Meaning 7 : (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)

    Example : parallels never meet

Meaning 8 : of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations

    Example : parallel processing

Parallel Antonyms