Parallels.
[par-uh-lel, -luhl] Show IPA
adjective, noun, verb, -leled, -lel·ing or ( especially British ) -lelled, -lel·ling.
–adjective
1.
extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
2.
having the same direction, course, nature, or tendency; corresponding; similar; analogous: Canada and the U.S. have many parallel economic interests.
3.
Geometry .
a.
(of straight lines) lying in the same plane but never meeting no matter how far extended.
b.
(of planes) having common perpendiculars.
c.
(of a single line, plane, etc.) equidistant from another or others (usually followed by to or with ).
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–noun
7.
a parallel line or plane.
8.
anything parallel or comparable in direction, course, nature, or tendency to something else.
9.
Also called parallel of latitude. Geography .
a.
an imaginary circle on the earth's surface formed by the intersection of a plane parallel to the plane of the equator, bearing east and west and designated in degrees of latitude north or south of the equator along the arc of any meridian.
b.
the line representing this circle on a chart or map.
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–verb (used with object)
17.
to provide or show a parallel for; match.
18.
to go or be in a parallel course, direction, etc., to: The road parallels the river.
19.
to form a parallel to; be equivalent to; equal.
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Origin:
1540–50; < Latin parallēlus < Greek parállēlos side by side, equivalent to par- par- + állēlos one another; see allo-, else
—Related forms
par·al·lel·a·ble, adjective
par·al·lel·less, adjective
par·al·lel·ly, adverb
non·par·al·lel, adjective, noun
sub·par·al·lel, adjective
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—Synonyms
2. like, alike. 10. equivalent, equal, mate, duplicate, twin, double.
—Antonyms
2. divergent; unlike; unique. 10. opposite.
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