What does Parallel mean? - Learn English Words - Every Day English / Misterduncan

hello there today's word is one that can be used as

an adjective a noun and a verb the word is parallel as an adjective parallel

means to be of equal distance apart without altering or changing to

continuous straight lines that sit equally side-by-side are parallel

railway tracks appear parallel the road runs parallel to the river

two of the letters in the word parallel are parallel to things that exist at the

same time in similar ways are parallel electrical components or circuits

connected to common points at each end are parallel in computing a process that

involves two or more programs running at the same time is parallel as a noun the

word parallel can mean a personal thing that is similar or analogous to another

the expression of a clear similarity is a parallel in printing the two fine

lines used to show a reference point is a parallel as a verb the word parallel

means two things laid side by side of equal distance from each other

to position to things in an equally straight line with each other

is parallel in this case used with objects the electric cable paralleled

the main road to thoughts or actions that have a connection or similarity are

parallels they occur at the same time or share some common action two things are

similar or correspond the word parallel originates from the

French word parallel and before that via Latin from the Greek paralelos which

literally means alongside each other synonyms of parallel include similar

matching comparable equivalent corresponding analogous the opposite of

parallel is dissimilar and unlike P A R A L L E L parallel