parallel

parallel is on the Academic Word List.

parallel is on the Basic English 850 List.

paper - parallel - parcel

Pronunciation

• enPR: păr′ə-lĕl', IPA ^(key): /ˈpær.əˌlɛl/

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Adjective

Positive parallel

Comparative none

Superlative none

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.

   The two cars ran parallel to each other.

   Trains run along parallel rails.

Noun

Singular parallel

Plural parallels

1. A similarity between two things.

   I see a parallel between John and Beth – they both like to play with toy cars.

Verb

Plain form parallel

Third-person singular parallels

Past tense paralleled

Past participle paralleled

Present participle paralleling

Plain form parallel

Third-person singular parallels

Past tense parallelled

Past participle parallelled

Present participle parallelling

1. Be similar to.

   John parallels Beth when he plays with toy cars.

2. To be the same distant apart from each other at every point.

   Line A parallels line B.