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Definitions of parallel

noun

1. something having the property of being analogous to something else
2. (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
3. an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

adjective

1. being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
2. of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations

verb

1. make or place parallel to something
2. duplicate or match
3. be parallel to

Examples of parallel

1. In 1850 Joy and Edward Wilson patented twin boilers working in parallel within the same casing.
2. The opposite change occurs in what are termed fastigiate varieties, where the branches, in place of assuming more or less of a horizontal direction, become erect and nearly parallel with the main stem as in the
3. Reut said there is a "coalescence" between "two parallel processes" - the so-called delegitimization forces, like NGOs and leftist organizations, and the militant Islamist efforts led by such groups as Hamas and Hezbollah.

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