"parallel" meaning in English

See parallel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpær.əˌlɛl/ Audio: en-us-parallel.ogg [US] Forms: parallel [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
enPR: păr′ə-lĕl' Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When a line is parallel to another line, the two lines do not meet and they are the same distance from each other at every point.
    Sense id: simple-parallel-en-adj-AAoEs-3D

Noun

IPA: /ˈpær.əˌlɛl/ Audio: en-us-parallel.ogg [US] Forms: parallel [singular], parallels [plural]
enPR: păr′ə-lĕl' Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A similarity between two things.
    Sense id: simple-parallel-en-noun-gQhmunvW

Verb

IPA: /ˈpær.əˌlɛl/ Audio: en-us-parallel.ogg [US] Forms: paralleled [past], paralleled [past, participle], paralleling [present, participle], parallel [canonical], parallels [third-person, singular], parallelled [past], parallelled [past, participle], parallelling [present, participle]
enPR: păr′ə-lĕl' Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|parallel|l}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Be similar to.
    Sense id: simple-parallel-en-verb-ZxXrF10o
  2. To be the same distant apart from each other at every point.
    Sense id: simple-parallel-en-verb-b7gLU-Cq
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        {
          "text": "The two cars ran parallel to each other."
        },
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          "text": "trains run along parallel rails."
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