parallel (
http://definr.com/parallel)
adj 1: being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel
lines never converge"; "concentric circles are
parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows" [ant:
perpendicular,
oblique]
2: (computer science) of or relating to the simultaneous
performance of multiple operations; "parallel processing"
[syn:
in parallel(p)]
n 1: something having the property of being analogous to
something else [syn:
analogue,
analog]
2: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
[syn:
latitude,
line of latitude, {parallel of
latitude}]
v 1: be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
2: make or place parallel to something; " They paralleled the
ditch to the highway." [syn:
collimate]
3: duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face
and chest in reverse" [syn:
twin,
duplicate]