Parallel (Noun)
Meaning 1
(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes); "parallels never meet".
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Meaning 2
An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 3
Something having the property of being analogous to something else.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The new policy has a parallel in the company's earlier initiative to reduce costs.
- The struggles of the underprivileged are parallel to those faced by immigrants in the 19th century.
- The artist drew a parallel between the natural world and the inner lives of her subjects.
- The new technology has no parallel in the rest of the industry.
- Historians have long noted the parallel between the rise of ancient Greece and the modern-day tech boom.