'parallel' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'parallel' with 9 example sentences.
- parallel noun
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: something having the property of being analogous to something else
: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
: (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
- parallel adjective
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: being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
: of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
- parallel verb
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: be parallel to
: make or place parallel to something
: duplicate or match
The hiking trail parallels the river.
The two streets run parallel to one another.
The opposite sides of a rectangle are parallel.
In the Bermuda Triangle there is a parallel universe.
She's very good at parallel parking.
The girl exercised on the parallel bars.
The promenade runs parallel to the shore.
Cats show emotional habits parallel to those of their owners.
You can draw an interesting parallel between those two events.