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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋpærәˏlєl 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊpærәlel 〕


Overview of noun parallel

The noun parallel has 3 senses


  • analogue, analog, parallel -- (something having the property of being analogous to something else)

  • latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallel -- (an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator)

  • parallel -- ((mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes); "parallels never meet")


Overview of verb parallel

The verb parallel has 3 senses


  • parallel -- (be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours")

  • parallel, collimate -- (make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway")

  • twin, duplicate, parallel -- (duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse")


Overview of adj parallel

The adj parallel has 2 senses


  • parallel -- (being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows")

  • parallel -- (of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations; "parallel processing")