parallel

[US]/ˈpærəlel/
[UK]/ˈpærəlel/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. lines that are always the same distance apart and will never meet; a comparison between two things
vt. to make things run alongside each other without meeting
adj. running alongside each other without meeting; similar in nature

Phrases & Collocations

parallel lines

run parallel to

parallel universe

parallel processing

work in parallel

in parallel

parallel with

parallel connection

in parallel with

parallel operation

parallel port

parallel computation

parallel in

parallel import

parallel computer

parallel structure

parallel plate

parallel interface

parallel flow

parallel communication

parallel transmission

massively parallel

parallel line

parallel development

Example Sentences

a parallel part; a parallel printer.

harmony with parallel voices.

There are two parallel lines.

This line is a parallel with that one.

The street parallels the railway.

the road runs parallel to the Ottawa River.

The stream parallels the road for several miles.

dancers in two parallel rows.

the parallel lives of two contemporaries.

parallel motives and aims.

a unique event, without parallel in history.

paralleled the ditch to the highway.

a trail that parallels the crater rim.

The brook runs parallel to the road.

The railway line runs parallel with / to the highway.

The highway runs parallel with the railway.

This city is close to the fortieth parallel of north latitude.

Real-world Examples

MPs see worrying parallels with Pfizer's past acquisitions.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

There are few parallels between the American football and European football.

Source: Four-level vocabulary frequency weekly plan

Most likely, origin of the meatball is development in parallel ways in parallel food cultures.

Source: A Small Story, A Great Documentary

One going parallel with the electrodes and one going perpendicular.

Source: Osmosis - Cardiovascular

460. I prepare to compare the two comparable parallel companies.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

There is such obvious parallels here with the Clinton campaign from 2016.

Source: NPR News November 2018 Collection

And kind of like find the parallel with your life, you know?

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

This happens because the mirror is parallel with the plane of symmetry.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

The researchers say that traits indicative of both disorders parallel each other.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection July 2014

Don't worry about the back of that thigh being parallel here today.

Source: Master teaches you how to practice yoga skillfully.

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