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Adjective
Geometry .
- (of straight lines) lying in the same plane but never meeting no matter how far extended.
- (of planes) having common perpendiculars.
- (of a single line, plane, etc.) equidistant from another or others (usually fol. by to or with ).
Music .
- (of two voice parts) progressing so that the interval between them remains the same.
- (of a tonality or key) having the same tonic but differing in mode.
Computers .
- of or pertaining to the apparent or actual performance of more than one operation at a time, by the same or different devices ( distinguished from serial )
- Some computer systems join more than one CPU for parallel processing.
- of or pertaining to the simultaneous transmission or processing of all the parts of a whole, as all the bits of a byte or all the bytes of a computer word ( distinguished from serial ).
Noun
Also called parallel of latitude. Geography .
- an imaginary circle on the earth's surface formed by the intersection of a plane parallel to the plane of the equator, bearing east and west and designated in degrees of latitude north or south of the equator along the arc of any meridian.
- the line representing this circle on a chart or map.
Electricity . an arrangement of the components, as resistances, of a circuit in such a way that all positive terminals are connected to one point and all negative terminals are connected to a second point, the same voltage being applied to each component. Compare series ( def. 9 ) .
Synonyms
adjective
- alongside , coextending , coextensive , coordinate , equidistant , extending equally , in the same direction , lateral , laterally , never meeting , running alongside , agnate , alike , analogous , comparable , complementary , conforming , consonant , correspondent , corresponding , equal , identical , like , matching , resembling , uniform , collateral , equivalent , similar , companion , concurrent , correlative
noun
- analogue , analogy , comparison , corollary , correlate , correspondence , correspondent , counterpart , countertype , double , duplicate , duplication , equal , equivalent , homologue , kin * , likeness , match , parallelism , resemblance , similarity , twin , congener , correlative , alter ego , analog
verb
- agree , assimilate , collimate , collocate , compare , complement , conform , copy , correlate , correspond , equal , equate , imitate , keep pace , liken , match , paragon , parallelize , measure up , touch , analogize , identify , abreast , alike , alongside , analog , analogue , collateral , correlation , counterpart , equivalent , even , like , relation , similar
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