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parallel

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collateral

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nonconvergent

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nonintersecting

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synchronal

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synchronic

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synchronous

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01adjective

being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting

“parallel lines never converge”

“concentric circles are parallel”

02adjective

of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations

“parallel processing”

03noun

something having the property of being analogous to something else

04noun

an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

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05noun

(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)

“parallels never meet”

06verb

be parallel to

“Their roles are paralleled by ours”

07verb

make or place parallel to something

“They paralleled the ditch to the highway”

08verb

duplicate or match

“The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse”

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