parallel in WordNet English dictionary

1. something having the property of being analogous to something else
   analogue  analog  parallel 
   
2. an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
   latitude  line of latitude  parallel of latitude  parallel 
   
3. (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
   "parallels never meet"
   parallel 
   

1. make or place parallel to something
   "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
   parallel  collimate 
   
2. duplicate or match
   "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
   twin  duplicate  parallel 
   
3. be parallel to
   "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
   parallel 
   

1. being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
   "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"
   parallel 
   
2. of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
   "parallel processing"
   parallel