The meaning of PARALLEL is extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant, and not meeting. How to use parallel in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Parallel.

Define parallel. parallel synonyms, parallel pronunciation, parallel translation, English dictionary definition of parallel. adj. 1. Being an equal distance apart everywhere: dancers in two parallel rows.

PARALLEL definition: 1. If two or more lines, streets, etc. are parallel, the distance between them is the same all…. Learn more.

PARALLEL definition: extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging. See examples of parallel used in a sentence.

If something has a parallel, it is similar to something else, but exists or happens in a different place or at a different time. If it has no parallel or is without parallel, it is not similar to anything else.

Definition of parallel adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. two or more lines that are parallel to each other are the same distance apart at every point. parallel to/with something The road …

There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word parallel, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

6 days ago · parallel (not comparable) Equally distant from one another at all points. quotations

Parallel is from Greek parallēlos, from the prefix para-, "beside," plus allēlōn, "of one another," from allos, "other." As a noun, a parallel is a way in which things resemble each other — you might draw …

anything parallel or comparable in direction, course, nature, or tendency to something else: [countable] parallels between human sacrifice and the Christian rite of Holy Communion. [uncountable] a case …