parallel
adjective
[ ˈparəlɛl ]
• (of lines, planes, or surfaces) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.
• "parallel lines never meet"
• occurring or existing at the same time or in a similar way; corresponding.
• "a parallel universe"
Similar:
similar,
analogous,
comparable,
corresponding,
like,
resembling,
much the same,
of a kind,
akin,
related,
kindred,
equivalent,
correspondent,
homologous,
analogical,
cognate,
coequal,
matching,
duplicate,
coexisting,
coexistent,
concurrent,
contemporaneous,
simultaneous,
synchronous,
• of or denoting electrical components or circuits connected to common points at each end, rather than one to another in sequence.
• involving the simultaneous performance of operations.
• "highly parallel multiprocessor systems"
parallel
noun
• a person or thing that is similar or analogous to another.
• "a challenge which has no parallel in peacetime this century"
Similar:
counterpart,
analogue,
equivalent,
likeness,
correspondent,
match,
twin,
duplicate,
equal,
coequal,
mirror,
homologue,
• each of the imaginary parallel circles of constant latitude on the earth's surface.
• two parallel lines (‖) as a reference mark.
parallel
verb
• be side by side with (something extending in a line), always keeping the same distance; run or lie parallel to.
• "a big concrete gutter that paralleled the road"
• be similar or corresponding to.
• "the increase in the quality of wines has paralleled the rise of interest in food"
Similar:
resemble,
be similar to,
be like,
bear a resemblance to,
correspond to,
be analogous to,
be comparable/equivalent to,
compare with,
equate with/to,
correlate with,
imitate,
echo,
remind one of,
duplicate,
mirror,
repeat,
recreate,
follow,
match,
be in harmony with,
chime (in) with,
coincide with,
keep pace with,
equal,
rival,
emulate,
touch,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French parallèle, via Latin from Greek parallēlos, from para- ‘alongside’ + allēlos ‘one another’.
