parallel

parallel
par|al|lel1 [ˈpærəlel] n
1.) a relationship or similarity between two things, especially things that exist or happen in different places or at different times
parallel with
▪ Entering the world of fine art, she found many parallels with the world of fashion.
parallel between
▪ There are many parallels between Yeats and the Romantic poets.
▪ books that attempt to draw parallels between brains and computers
2.) in parallel with sb/sth
together with and at the same time as something else
▪ She wanted to pursue her own career in parallel with her husband's.
3.) have no parallel/be without parallel
be greater, better, worse etc than anything else
▪ The poverty of hill farmers had no parallel.
4.) an imaginary line drawn on a map of the Earth, that is parallel to the ↑equator
▪ the 38th parallel
parallel 2
parallel2 adj
[Date: 1500-1600; : Latin; Origin: parallelus, from Greek parallelos, from para 'beside' + allelon 'of one another']
1.) two lines, paths etc that are parallel to each other are the same distance apart along their whole length
▪ Lines AB and CD are parallel.
▪ two parallel roads
parallel to
▪ She was travelling parallel to her previous route.
parallel with
▪ The railway is parallel with the canal.
▪ Take the road running parallel to the main road just after the village.
2.) formal similar and happening at the same time
▪ Social changes in Britain are matched by parallel trends in some other countries.
parallel 3
parallel3 past tense and past participle paralleled present participle paralleling also parallelled parallelling BrE
v [T] written
if one thing parallels another, they happen at the same time or are similar, and seem to be related
▪ The rise in greenhouse gases parallels the reduction in the ozone layer.
▪ His career parallels that of his father.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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