PARALLEL
/ˈpæɹəˌlɛl/
10
Scrabble
14
WWF
P(3) A(1) R(1) A(1) L(1) L(1) E(1) L(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈpæɹəˌlɛl/
noun
- One of a set of parallel lines.
- Direction conformable to that of another line.
- A line of latitude.“The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.”
- An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
- Something identical or similar in essential respects.
verb
- To construct or place something parallel to something else.
- Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
- Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
- To compare or liken something to something else.
- To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.
adjective
- Equally distant from one another at all points.“The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.”
- Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".“The two railway lines are parallel.”
- (hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
- Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.“a parallel algorithm”
adverb
- With a parallel relationship.“The road runs parallel to the canal.”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: PARALLEL-S
