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- pronunciation:
- pae
r
lel
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
lying or moving in the same direction and being the same distance apart at every point. Parallel lines never meet or cross each other.
Your notebook paper has parallel lines.The floor and ceiling are parallel to each other.
- similar words:
- even, side by side
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| definition 2: |
alike in certain ways; similar.
We live in different countries but have parallel interests.- similar words:
- allied, like, similar, twin
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| related words: |
akin, flush, same |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
any of the imaginary lines that circle the earth in the same direction as the equator. Parallels mark degrees of latitude.
The forty-ninth parallel of north latitude forms part of the U.S. border with Canada.- similar words:
- coordinate, latitude
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| definition 2: |
a feature of one thing that is similar to that in something else.
Do you see any parallels between the lives of these two women?- similar words:
- equivalent
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| related words: |
comparison |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
parallels, paralleling, paralleled |
| definition: |
to be or move on a course similar to.
This street parallels the highway.Her life paralleled her mother's in many ways. |
| related words: |
correspond, resemble, rival |
| derivation: |
paralleled (adj.) |
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