Parallel

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Meanings of Parallel

   
Adjective
  • Equally distant from one another at all points.
  • Having the same direction.
   
Verb
  • To place something next to something else so they are the same distance apart.
  • To compare two things to show how they are alike.
   
Noun
  • One of a set of parallel lines.
  • A line of latitude.
  • Something similar in important ways.
  • A comparison made to show how things are alike.
   
Adverb
  • In a way that keeps the same distance from something else.
   

Explanation of the word: Parallel

Parallel means two lines that are next to each other and never touch. Imagine two train tracks that go on and on, they stay the same distance apart.

   

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Antonyms for the word: Parallel

perpendicular skew perpendicular skew