See Also: parallel 2, adjective(dictionary)
parallel(2)(dictionary)
parallel(1)(dictionary)
Parallel(medicine)
plane-parallel(medicine)
Parallel bonds(money)
Parallel loan(money)
parallel 1, noun(dictionary)
Parallel bonds(finance)
Parallel loan(finance)

parallel 2, adjective (oh)



2 adj
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: parallelus, from Greek parallelos, from para 'beside' + allelon 'of one another']
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.
formal similar and happening at the same time
::Social changes in Britain are matched by parallel trends in some other countries.