Parallel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something having the property of being analogous to something else

an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈæɹəlˌɛl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈaɹəlˌɛl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈaɹəlˌɛl/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈæɹəlˌɛl/.

Examples

parallels never meet
Their roles are paralleled by ours
They paralleled the ditch to the highway

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

line of latitude analogue collimate twin latitude analog duplicate parallel of latitude

Antonyms

oblique perpendicular

Parts of Speech

noun	something having the property of being analogous to something else
noun	an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
noun	(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes) “parallels never meet”
verb	be parallel to “Their roles are paralleled by ours”
verb	make or place parallel to something “They paralleled the ditch to the highway”
verb	duplicate or match “The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse”
adjective	being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting “parallel lines never converge”
adjective	of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations “parallel processing”

Word Forms

parallel	verb	be parallel to
latitudinal	adjective	of or relating to latitudes north or south
parallel	noun	something having the property of being analogous to something else
twin	noun	a duplicate copy

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

parallèle

quelque chose ayant la propriété d'être analogue à autre chose

🇪🇸Spanish

paralelo

algo que tiene la propiedad de ser análogo a otra cosa

🇮🇹Italian

parallelo

qualcosa che ha la proprietà di essere analogo a qualcos'altro

🇵🇹Portuguese

paralelo

algo que tem a propriedade de ser análogo a outra coisa

🇷🇺Russian

параллельный

нечто, обладающее свойством быть аналогом чего-либо другого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समानांतर

किसी चीज़ में किसी अन्य चीज़ के अनुरूप होने का गुण होना

🇧🇩Bengali

সমান্তরাল

অন্য কিছুর সাথে সাদৃশ্যপূর্ণ হওয়ার সম্পত্তি থাকা কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

இணையான

வேறொன்றை ஒத்ததாக இருக்கும் பண்பு கொண்ட ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

సమాంతరంగా

వేరొకదానికి సారూప్యంగా ఉండే ఆస్తిని కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

समांतर

काहीतरी दुसऱ्या कशाशी समान असण्याची मालमत्ता आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાંતર

કંઈક બીજું કંઈક સમાન હોવાની મિલકત ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಾನಾಂತರ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ವಸ್ತುವಿಗೆ ಸದೃಶವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമാന്തരമായി

മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലുമായി സാമ്യമുള്ള വസ്തുവുള്ള ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਾਨਾਂਤਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਨ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਵਾਲੀ ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

متوازی

ایسی چیز جس میں کسی اور چیز کے مشابہ ہونے کی خاصیت ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

平行线

具有与其他事物相似的属性的事物

🇯🇵Japanese

平行

他の何かに類似する性質を持つ何か

🇰🇷Korean

평행한

다른 것과 유사한 성질을 가지고 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

song song

cái gì đó có đặc tính tương tự với cái gì khác

🇹🇭Thai

ขนาน

บางสิ่งบางอย่างที่มีคุณสมบัติคล้ายคลึงกับสิ่งอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

paralel

sesuatu yang mempunyai sifat analog dengan sesuatu yang lain

🇲🇾Malay

selari

sesuatu yang mempunyai sifat serupa dengan sesuatu yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موازي

شيء له خاصية التشابه مع شيء آخر

🇮🇷Persian

موازی

چیزی که خاصیت مشابه بودن با چیز دیگری را دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

paralel

başka bir şeye benzeme özelliğine sahip bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַקְבִּיל

משהו בעל התכונה להיות אנלוגי למשהו אחר

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