PARALLEL

(noun) something having the property of being analogous to something else
synonyms : analog , analogue
He drew an interesting parallel between the lives of slaves and women. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
synonyms : latitude , line of latitude , parallel of latitude
The 49th parallel north forms a part of the United States-Canadian border. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
"parallels never meet"
(verb) make or place parallel to something
"They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
synonyms : collimate
(verb) be parallel to
"Their roles are paralleled by ours"
(verb) duplicate or match
"The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
synonyms : duplicate , twin
His speech paralleled that of his former employer. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
"parallel lines never converge", "concentric circles are parallel", "dancers in two parallel rows"
(adj.) of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
"parallel processing"
Parallel processing has a lot of advantages over linear processing. -added by naila_inlas

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