parallel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- parallel adj Running alongside something else, always the same distance apart, never meeting.
Senses
parallel is used for these senses in English:
- parallel Equally distant from one another at all points.
- parallel (geography) A line of latitude.
- parallel Something identical or similar in essential respects.
- parallel (military) 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.
parallel — full definition
- adj Running alongside something else, always the same distance apart, never meeting.
- adj Similar or comparable in nature; happening at the same time.
- noun A similarity or comparison between two things.
- verb To be similar to or match something else.