- parallel⇄adj. 1. at or being the same distance apart everywhere like the two rails of a railroad track. In geometry, parallel lines or planes extend alongside one another, always equidistant and (in Euclidean geometry) never meeting however far extended, or (in p
- parallel⇄expr. parallels, (Printing.) a reference mark consisting of a pair of vertical parallel lines.
Ex. parallels inserted on the margin. - parallel⇄noun 1. a parallel line or surface.
Ex. the parallels seem to come together in the distance.
2. in geography:
a. any of the imaginary circles around the earth parallel to the equator, marking degrees of latitude.
Ex. The 49th pa - parallel⇄parallel, adjective, noun, verb, (Especially British)-lelled,-lellingor (especially U.S.)-leled,-leling.
- parallel⇄v.t. 1. to be at the same distance from throughout the length.
Ex. The street parallels the railroad. He had then ... crossed over a ridge that paralleled their rear (Rudyard Kipling).
2. to cause to be or run parallel to.
3. (Figurat