| Front | parallel |ˈparəlɛl| |
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| Back | adjective 1 (of lines, planes, or surfaces) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them: 2 occurring or existing at the same time or in a similar way corresponding: 3 of or denoting electrical components or circuits connected to common points at each end, rather than one to another in sequence. The opposite of series. 4 Computing involving the simultaneous performance of operations. noun 1 a person or thing that is similar or analogous to another: 2 each of the imaginary parallel circles of constant latitude on the earth's surface. 3 Printing two parallel lines (‖) as a reference mark. verb 1 be side by side with (something extending in a line), always keeping the same distance run or lie parallel to: 2 be similar or corresponding to: |
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