Word Finder - parallel

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One of a set of parallel lines.

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Direction conformable to that of another line.

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A line of latitude.

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The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.

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An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.

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Something identical or similar in essential respects.

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A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity.

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Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope

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One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.

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A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.

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To construct or place something parallel to something else.

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Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.

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Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.

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To compare or liken something to something else.

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To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.

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To equal; to match; to correspond to.

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To produce or adduce as a parallel.

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Equally distant from one another at all points.

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The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.

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Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".

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The two railway lines are parallel.

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(hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.

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Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.

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a parallel algorithm

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With a parallel relationship.

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The road runs parallel to the canal.