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parallel parallel definition

parallel


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  parallel 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  parallel 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  parallel 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  parallel 
 
  3  senses  of  parallel 
 
  Sense  1 
  parallel 
  =>  match,  fit  correspond,  check,  jibe,  gibe,  tally,  agree 
 
  Sense  2 
  parallel,  collimate 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  3 
  twin,  duplicate,  parallel 
  =>  match,  fit  correspond,  check,  jibe,  gibe,  tally,  agree 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  parallel 
 
  parallel  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  parallel 
 
  Sense  1 
  parallel 
  =>  match,  fit  correspond,  check,  jibe,  gibe,  tally,  agree 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  parallel,  collimate 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  twin,  duplicate,  parallel 
  =>  match,  fit  correspond,  check,  jibe,  gibe,  tally,  agree 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  parallel 
  parallel 
  parallel  bars 
  parallel  circuit 
  parallel  interface 
  parallel  of  latitude 
  parallel  operation 
  parallel  port 
  parallel  processing 
  parallelepiped 
  parallelepipedon 
  parallelism 
  parallelogram 
  parallelopiped 
  parallelopipedon 
 
  Overview  of  noun  parallel 
 
  The  noun  parallel  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  analogue,  analog,  parallel  --  (something  having  the  property  of  being  analogous  to  something  else) 
  2.  (1)  latitude,  line  of  latitude,  parallel  of  latitude,  parallel  --  (an  imaginary  line  around  the  Earth  parallel  to  the  equator) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  parallel 
 
  The  verb  parallel  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  parallel  --  (be  parallel  to  "Their  roles  are  paralleled  by  ours") 
  2.  (1)  parallel,  collimate  --  (make  or  place  parallel  to  something  "  They  paralleled  the  ditch  to  the  highway.") 
  3.  twin,  duplicate,  parallel  --  (duplicate  or  match;  "The  polished  surface  twinned  his  face  and  chest  in  reverse") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  parallel 
 
  The  adj  parallel  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  parallel  --  (being  everywhere  equidistant  and  not  intersecting;  "parallel  lines  never  converge";  "concentric  circles  are  parallel";  "dancers  in  two  parallel  rows") 
  2.  parallel,  in  parallel  --  ((computer  science)  of  or  relating  to  the  simultaneous  performance  of  multiple  operations;  "parallel  processing") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  parallel 
 
  2  senses  of  parallel 
 
  Sense  1 
  parallel  (vs.  perpendicular)  (vs.  oblique) 
 
  perpendicular  (vs.  oblique)  (vs.  parallel) 
  =>  normal 
  =>  orthogonal,  rectangular 
  =>  right 
  oblique  (vs.  parallel)  (vs.  perpendicular) 
  =>  bias 
  =>  catacorner,  cata-cornered,  catercorner,  cater-cornered,  catty-corner,  catty-cornered,  kitty-corner,  kitty-cornered 
  =>  crabwise,  sideways 
  =>  diagonal 
  =>  nonparallel 
 
  Sense  2 
  parallel,  in  parallel(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  synchronous)  ->  asynchronous 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  parallel 
 
  2  senses  of  parallel 
 
  Sense  1 
  parallel  (vs.  perpendicular)  (vs.  oblique) 
  =>  antiparallel 
  =>  collateral 
  =>  nonconvergent,  nonintersecting 
  Also  See->  comparable#1;  symmetrical#1,  symmetric#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  parallel,  in  parallel(prenominal) 
  =>  synchronous  (vs.  asynchronous),  synchronal,  synchronic 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  parallel 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  parallel 
 
  parallel  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  parallel 
  antiparallel 
  in  parallel 
  nonparallel 
  parallel 
  unparallel 
 
  Overview  of  noun  parallel 
 
  The  noun  parallel  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  analogue,  analog,  parallel  --  (something  having  the  property  of  being  analogous  to  something  else) 
  2.  (1)  latitude,  line  of  latitude,  parallel  of  latitude,  parallel  --  (an  imaginary  line  around  the  Earth  parallel  to  the  equator) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  parallel 
 
  The  verb  parallel  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  parallel  --  (be  parallel  to  "Their  roles  are  paralleled  by  ours") 
  2.  (1)  parallel,  collimate  --  (make  or  place  parallel  to  something  "  They  paralleled  the  ditch  to  the  highway.") 
  3.  twin,  duplicate,  parallel  --  (duplicate  or  match;  "The  polished  surface  twinned  his  face  and  chest  in  reverse") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  parallel 
 
  The  adj  parallel  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  parallel  --  (being  everywhere  equidistant  and  not  intersecting;  "parallel  lines  never  converge";  "concentric  circles  are  parallel";  "dancers  in  two  parallel  rows") 
  2.  parallel,  in  parallel  --  ((computer  science)  of  or  relating  to  the  simultaneous  performance  of  multiple  operations;  "parallel  processing") 



parallel definition