2 天之前 · similar, analogous, parallel mean closely resembling each other. similar implies the possibility of being mistaken for each other.

If something has a parallel, it is similar to something else, but exists or happens in a different place or at a different time. If it has no parallel or is without parallel, it is not similar to anything else.

Define parallel. parallel synonyms, parallel pronunciation, parallel translation, English dictionary definition of parallel. adj. 1. Being an equal distance apart everywhere: dancers in two parallel rows.

PARALLEL meaning: 1. If two or more lines, streets, etc. are parallel, the distance between them is the same all…. Learn more.

Definition of parallel in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of parallel. What does parallel mean? Information and translations of parallel in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on …

anything parallel or comparable in direction, course, nature, or tendency to something else: [countable] parallels between human sacrifice and the Christian rite of Holy Communion. [uncountable] a case …

Any of the imaginary lines parallel to the equator and representing degrees of latitude on the earth's surface.

PARALLEL definition: extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging. See examples of parallel used in a sentence.

Figuratively, parallel means similar, or happening at the same time. A story might describe the parallel lives of three close friends. Parallel is from Greek parallēlos, from the prefix para-, "beside," plus …

Prices are rising in parallel with increasing fuel costs. The two systems work in parallel.