Unscramble parallel

Definition of parallel

adjective:

• being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge", "concentric circles are parallel", "dancers in two parallel rows". Antonyms: oblique, perpendicular.
• of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations; "parallel processing".

noun:

• something having the property of being analogous to something else. Synonyms: analog, analogue.
• an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator. Synonyms: latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude.
• (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes); "parallels never meet".

verb:

• be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours".
• make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway". Synonyms: collimate.
• duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse". Synonyms: duplicate, twin.

Related words

echo, tropic.

Rhymes with

barbel, barbell, bethel, bluebell, bombshell, carousel, carrousel, citadel, clamshell, cowbell, decibel, doorbell, dumbbell, eggshell, infidel, maxwell, nutshell, orwell, rockwell, seashell.