PARALLEL

/ˈpæɹəˌlɛl/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 14

Scrabble letter values: P3A1R1A1L1L1E1L1 = 10

Definition

  1. adjective being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting.
  2. adjective of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations.
  3. verb be parallel to.
  4. verb make or place parallel to something. — synonyms: collimate
  5. verb duplicate or match. — synonyms: twin, duplicate
  6. noun something having the property of being analogous to something else. — synonyms: analogue, analog
  7. noun an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator. — synonyms: latitude, line_of_latitude, parallel_of_latitude
  8. noun (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes).

Examples

  • “parallel lines never converge”
  • “concentric circles are parallel”
  • “dancers in two parallel rows”

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