parallel

• To equal
• something having the property of being analogous to something else
• make or place parallel to something
• duplicate or match
• an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
• (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
• be parallel to
• being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
• of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
• Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant
• Having the same direction or tendency
• Continuing a resemblance through many particulars
• A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line
• Direction conformable to that of another line,
• Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points
• A comparison made
• Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars
• One of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth, parallel to the equator, marking the latitude
• 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
• A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines (thus, ) used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page
• To place or set so as to be parallel
• Fig.: To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, or the like
• To produce or adduce as a parallel
• To be parallel
• Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Oklahoma

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