Parallel

Definitions: Parallel

Parallel

Adjective

1. Being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows".

2. (computer science) of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations; "parallel processing".

Noun

1. Something having the property of being analogous to something else.

2. An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator.

Verb

1. Be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours".

2. Make or place parallel to something; " They paralleled the ditch to the highway.".

3. Duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse".

Date "parallel" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Aerospace	A circle on the surface of the earth, parallel to the plane of the equator and connecting all points of equal latitude, or a circle parallel to the primary great circle of a sphere or spheroid; also a closed curve approximating such a circle. Also called parallel of latitude, circle of longitude. See coordinate, table.An astronomical parallel is a line connecting points having the same astronomical latitude. A geodetic parallel is a line connecting points of equal geodetic latitude. Geodetic and sometimes astronomical parallels are also called geographic parallels. Geodetic parallels are shown on charts. A standard parallel is one along which the scale of a chart is as stated. A fictitious, grid, transverse, incerse, or oblique parallel is parallel to a fictitious, grid, transverse, inverse, or oblique equator, respectively. A magnetic parallel is a line connecting points of equal magnetic dip. (references)
Computing	The simultaneous transmission of processing of the individual parts of a whole, such as the bits of a character or the characters of a word. Source: European Union. (references)
Energy	A configuration of an electrical circuit in which the voltage is the same across the terminals. The positive reference direction for each resistor current is down through the resistor with the same voltage across each resistor. (references)
Industry	The cylinder, and the revolving flats, arranged in an endless chain, parallel the fibers. Source: European Union. (references)
Literature	Parallel None but himself can be his parallel. Wholly without a peer; "Quaris Alcidae parem;" "nemo proximus nec secundus." There are many similar sentences; for example:- "Nemo est nisi ipse."- Sencca: Hercules Furens, i. 81. (Seneca lived B.C. 53-32.) "And but herself admits no parallel." Massinger: Duke of Millaine, iii. 4. (1662.) "None but himself himself can parallel." Anagram on John Lilburn. (1658.) "Is there a treachery like this in baseness ... None but itself can be its parallel." Theobeld: Double Falsehood, iii. 1. (1721.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Parallel has four important meanings:

A line of latitude, so called because pairs of latitude lines are a fixed distance apart and appear superficially to be parallel, whereas longitude lines do not. (in fact, the converse is true: latitude lines are concentric circles not straight lines, and longitude lines are great circles, that is straight lines in the local non-Euclidean geometry. Lines of latitude are often used as arbitrary boundaries between countries or regions: examples include the 38th, 42nd, 45th, 49th, and 60th parallels.
In electricity and electronics, components are said to be "in parallel" if current branches to flow through both simultaneously, as against "in series" where the current flows through first one, then the other, along a single path.
In telecommunications and computing, data transfer is parallel if there are several data lines (typically one for each bit of a word), and at each clock pulse a bit simultaneously travels down each line; in serial communications there is only one line, and only one bit goes at a time.
A property of straight lines, described below:

Parallel (in Geometry)

Parallel is a term in geometry and in everyday life that refers to a property in Euclidean space of two or more lines or planes, or a combination of these. The existance and properties of parallel lines are the basis of Euclid's parallel postulate.

When lines or planes are parallel, then every point on one is located exactly the same minimum distance from the other line or plane. Another way of defining it is that any two parallel lines or planes, if extended to infinity in both directions, will never intersect. This second definition carries the condition that the extension must occur only in one additional dimension: In other words, parallel lines must be located in the same plane, and parallel planes must be located in the same three-dimensional space. A parallel combination of a line and a plane may be located in the same three-dimensional space. A third definition is if two lines are both intersected by a third line in the same plane, and the angles of intersection are equal, then the two lines are parallel.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
PALAVDA	English	Parallel Architectures & Languages for AIP-A VLSI Directed Approach	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Parallel

Synonyms: in parallel(p) (adj), analog (n), analogue (n), latitude (n), line of latitude (n), parallel of latitude (n), collimate (v), duplicate (v), twin (v). (additional references)

Antonyms: oblique (adj), perpendicular (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Comparison	Identify, draw a parallel, parallel.
Concord	Verb: agree; accord, harmonize with; fraternize; be -concordant; Adjective: go hand in hand; run parallel; (concur); understand one another, pull together; (cooperate); put up one's horses together, sing in chorus.
Concurrence	Keep pace with, run parallel; go with, go along with, go hand in hand with, coincide.
Imitation	Verb: imitate, copy, mirror, reflect, reproduce, repeat; do like, echo, reecho, catch; transcribe; match, parallel.
Parallelism	Adjective: parallel; coextensive; equidistant.
Relation	Bring into relation with, bring to bear upon; connect, associate, draw a parallel; link.
Repute	Phrase: one's name being in every mouth, one's name living for ever; sic itur ad astra, fama volat, aut Caesar aut nullus; not to know him argues oneself unknown; none but himself could be his parallel, palmam qui meruit ferat.
Similarity	Verb: be similar; Adjective: look like, resemble, bear resemblance; smack of, savor of; approximate; parallel, match, rhyme with; take after; imitate; favor, span.
	Parallel; simile; type; (metaphor); image; (representation); photograph; close resemblance, striking resemblance, speaking resemblance, faithful likeness, faithful resemblance.
	Analogous, analogical; parallel, of a piece; such as, so; homoiousian.
Superiority	Supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning; first-rate; (important), (excellent); unrivaled peerless, matchless; none such, second to none, sans pareil; unparagoned, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached, unsurpassed; superlative, inimitable facile princeps, incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus, ne plus ultra; beyond compare, beyond comparison; culminating; (topmost); transcendent, transcendental;plus royaliste que le Roi, more catholic than the Pope
Symmetry	Regular, uniform, balanced; equal; parallel, coextensive.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Pull it the hell over! Let's see, you can't negotiate traffic, you can't signal properly, you can't parallel park. (Gone in Sixty Seconds; writing credit: Scott Rosenberg) As a duly designated representative of the City, County and State of New York, I order you to cease any and all supernatural activities and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension. (Ghost Busters; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd; Harold Ramis) Well, it's just that you get to do all the dangerous stuff, and I get to parallel park. (Running Scared; writing credit: Gary DeVore; Jimmy Huston) It's like they're parallel lives and they're going along the same direction, but they never really meet. (Savage Garden: Superstars and Cannonballs: Live and on Tour in Australia; writing credit: James Balian) What if you could travel to parallel worlds? (Sliders; writing credit: Javier Azpeitia; Margarita Mareo)
Clever	I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe. (references; author: unknown) Adult Education Topic: Is it genetically impossible to sit quietly as she parallel parks? Driving simulation. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Forty-Ninth Parallel (1941) Men on Parallel Bars (1894) Man on Parallel Bars (1892) Parallel Passage (2003) R.E.M. Parallel (1995)
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Domain	Title
References	Parallel Petroleum Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) The World Market for Fabrics of Layers of Parallel Synthetic Filament Yarns, Superimposed on Each Other at Acute or Right Angles with Their Layers Bonded: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Enqu~Cete sur la Presse: Parallel Texts for Analysis and Comparison (reference) Euronorm 186-87: Ultrasonic Testing of Broad Flanged Beams With Parallel Flanges and Ipe Beams (reference) Horizontal Harmony of the Four Gospels in Parallel Columns: King James Version (reference) Parallel Thinking: From Socratic to De Bono Thinking (reference) Abstract Machine Models for Highly Parallel Computers (Oxford Science Publications) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Neural Parallel Scientific Computations (reference) Ieee Transactions On Parallel & Distributed Systems (reference) International Journal Of Parallel & Distributed Systems & Networks (reference) Parallel & Distributed Computing Practices (reference) Sypmosium On Principles And Practice Of Parallel Programming (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	R.E.M. - Parallel (reference) Lexx - Tales From a Parallel Universe (reference) Parallel Lives (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Parallel Lines [Bonus Tracks] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (reference) Parallel Universe (reference) Parallel Universe 1 (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Cokin P209 Multi Parallel Filter in Protective Case (reference) Logitech Quickcam Pro Parallel DV Camera (reference) MULTIMEDIA CARD READER PARALLEL (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods	George Foreman "Grill the Fat Away" 12-Inch Round Parallel Rib Grill Pan (reference) Mikasa Parallel 40-Piece Flatware Set with Bonus Wooden Tray, Service for 8 (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
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	Helicopter operations near Walkers Pass Landed at Station Parallel Triangulation party of Lorne G. Taylor.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Charles Anton Schott Great mathematician, geodesist, geophysicist, and climatologist Lead the effort to survey the 39th Parallel.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	View of summit station on Uncompaghre Peak - 14300 feet 39th Parallel triangulation Triangulation party of William Eimbeck.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Observing station on Round Top - 10386 feet 39th Parallel triangulation Astro and triangulation party of George Davidson.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	Map of the 39th Parallel Arc The first great geodetic arc in the western hemisphere.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Signal at Stillpond, Maryland Instrument height of 120 feet - top of signal 275 feet 39th Parallel Survey Record signal height from wooden tower.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	Station Greene, Indiana Instrument height is 152 feet above ground 39th Parallel Survey Triangulation party of George A. Fairfield.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Great Caspar Signal - built around tree trunk Note boatswain chair transporting man to top 135-foot signal --- main wood scaffold supports instrument Tree trunk supports small scaffolding and observer at top Western terminus of 39th Parallel Survey.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	William Eimbeck Assistant in the C&GS Led 39th Parallel triangulation through Rocky Mountains and Great Basin.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		A winter sunset over the North Slope - note the parallel ridges in the snow. They always lay ENE-WSW in this area. The orientation of the ridges was used to navigate away from camp.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.
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Play	Caption	Play	Caption
	Electric percussion playing in parallel motion with strings.		A short excerpt featuring parallel motion and unisons performed on piano.
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Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	The entablature was mathematically parallel to the base.
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	It was brought parallel to me as I lay.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Parallel sessions are held with family members. (references)
		In many cases, necrosis and apoptosis probably occur in parallel. (references)
		Much has been learned from clinical studies in individuals with and without NIDDM and from parallel studies in experimental animals. (references)
Business		A number of other prior and parallel measures were also implemented. (references)
		One such example is the creation and maintenance of parallel corporate telephone networks. (references)
		Another factor driving price competition is the active parallel re-import market in Europe. (references)
Civil Liberties	Pakistan	Students of other faiths are not required to study Islam but are not provided with parallel studies in their own religions. (references)
	Russia	Nevertheless, at least one NGO was able to work parallel to the program, participating in training law enforcement and other government officials (both local and federal) in promoting tolerance. (references)
	Morocco	The annual budget also provides funds for religious instruction to the small parallel system of Jewish public schools. (references)
Discrimination	Lesotho	The Constitution prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, birth, or other status, and the Government generally respected these prohibitions in practice; however, the Constitution also recognizes customary law as a parallel legal system, and women's inheritance and property rights are restricted severely under the traditional chieftainship system. (references)
Economic History	New Zealand	In particular, parallel imports of newly released copyrighted materials would be banned for up to two years from initial release. (references)
	Korea	In November 1995, regulations from the Korean Ministry of Finance and Economy (MFE) took effect, which allowed the legal entry of parallel imports. (references)
Human Rights	Tajikistan	The court system, largely unmodified from the Soviet period, includes city, district, regional, and national levels, with a parallel military court system. (references)
	Croatia	A parallel commercial court system adjudicates commercial and contractual disputes. (references)
	Uganda	The Industrial Court (IC), which arbitrates labor disputes, structurally is parallel to the chief magistrate's court. (references)
Minorities	Haiti	Racial distinctions tend to parallel social and economic strata. (references)
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	In some cantons, Bosniak and Croat police operate under separate, parallel budget and command structures, divided along ethnic lines. (references)
Political Economy	COSTA RICA	Copyright: Costa Rica's copyright laws are generally adequate, though some industries believe that there is insufficient protection against parallel imports of copyrighted goods into markets with exclusive distribution rights. (references)
Political Rights	Belarus	However, due to complete lack of transparency at the lowest precinct level, the conditions for an effective parallel vote tabulation were not met. (references)
	Belarus	Despite strong regime opposition, independent domestic observers attempted to organize a parallel vote tabulation in order to increase the transparency of the vote. (references)
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	On March 3, an HDZ-organized "Croatian National Assembly" held in Mostar organized parallel government structures designed to establish a separate Croat government in Croat majority areas and instructed Croats to reject the newly elected Federation Government. (references)
Trade	Nicaragua	The last restrictions were eliminated in 1996. A legal parallel exchange market operates free from government restrictions and is growing. (references)
	Vietnam	Despite the official policy of designating the Vietnamese dong as the medium of exchange for all domestic transactions, the U.S. dollar remains an important parallel currency. (references)
	Uae	Since the UAE dirham is tied to the dollar, interest rates in the UAE tend to parallel those in the US. The authorities believe that the exchange rate of 3.671 dirhams to the dollar, unchanged since 1980, promotes stability and confidence in the currency and mitigates against capital flight. (references)
Travel	Korea	Koreans observe a very strict hierarchical code, where Koreans will generally meet to discuss business with persons of the same, parallel rank. (references)
	Australia	Australia's three time zones, Eastern, Central and Western, are parallel to those in Asia. (references)
Worker Rights	Dominica	The labor standards laws state that no employer shall establish or maintain differences in wages between men and women performing the same or similar work with parallel responsibilities under similar conditions. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	FAITH, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.
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Speaker	Phrase(s)
Mariah Carey	This is the one I had. It's kind of like a jokey one, but then when I found out that my grandmother had one, I thought it was just an interesting parallel.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
James Madison	1809-1817	The present situation of the world is indeed without a parallel, and that of our own country full of difficulties.
Martin van Buren	1837-1841	Though not altogether exempt from embarrassments that disturb our tranquility at home and threaten it abroad, yet in all the attributes of a great, happy, and flourishing people we stand without a parallel in the world.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	Our efforts in behalf of humanity I think need not be restricted by any parallel or by any boundary line.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Parallel" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 46.23% of the time. "Parallel" is used about 2,174 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	46.23%	1,005	7,330
Noun (singular)	26.33%	572	11,028
Adverb (general)	24.63%	535	11,490
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	2.57%	56	45,296
Lexical Verb (base form)	0.14%	3	202,518
Noun (proper)	0.09%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	2,174	N/A

Expressions using "parallel": associative Memory Parallel Processing Language ♦ coherent Parallel C ♦ common LISP in Parallel ♦ compute ParallEL ♦ connected in parallel ♦ data Parallel Haskell ♦ draw a parallel ♦ enhanced parallel port ♦ establish a parallel transaction,to ♦ high Performance Parallel Interface ♦ in a parallel direction ♦ in parallel ♦ make parallel incisions ♦ massively parallel computer ♦ massively parallel processor ♦ none but himself could be his parallel ♦ parallel architecture for networking gateways linking OSI systems ♦ parallel bar ♦ parallel bars ♦ parallel C ♦ parallel case ♦ parallel circles of a sphere ♦ parallel circuit ♦ parallel class ♦ parallel classification ♦ parallel columns ♦ parallel computer ♦ Parallel computer systems for integrated numeric and symbolic processing ♦ parallel computing ♦ parallel connection ♦ parallel distributed processing ♦ parallel exposure ♦ parallel feed ♦ parallel forces ♦ parallel FORTH ♦ parallel Fortran ♦ parallel gears ♦ parallel Haskell ♦ parallel heading ♦ parallel helical gears ♦ parallel inference machine ♦ parallel interface ♦ parallel line ♦ parallel market ♦ parallel motion ♦ parallel of altitude ♦ parallel of declination ♦ parallel of latitude ♦ parallel operation ♦ parallel parking ♦ parallel parking system ♦ parallel Pascal ♦ parallel port ♦ parallel Presence Detect ♦ parallel processing ♦ parallel processor ♦ parallel random access machine ♦ parallel reduction ♦ parallel regeneration ♦ parallel regeneration of a digital signal ♦ parallel resistance ♦ parallel rod ♦ parallel ruler ♦ parallel sailing ♦ parallel search storage ♦ parallel situations ♦ parallel SML ♦ parallel sphere ♦ parallel staff ♦ parallel standards ♦ parallel stock market ♦ parallel sulcus ♦ parallel sweep search ♦ parallel synchronous system ♦ parallel Sysplex ♦ parallel transformer ♦ parallel turn ♦ parallel Virtual Machine ♦ parallel vise ♦ parallel vs nonparallel ♦ principal parallel ♦ put oneself on a parallel with ♦ run parallel with ♦ standard parallel ♦ without a parallel ♦ without parallel. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "parallel": parallel-axes, parallel-axis, parallel-chord, parallel-clamp, parallel-cousin, parallel-derived, parallel-distributed, parallel-enable, parallel-enabled, parallel-gap, parallel-group, parallel-inserted, parallel-park, parallel-parking, parallel-plate, parallel-port, parallel-processing, parallel-processor, parallel-resonant, parallel-sided, parallel-stranded, parallel-threaded.
	Ending with "parallel": fronto-parallel, non-parallel.
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Language		Translations for "parallel"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		paralele, paralel (collateral), shkon paralelisht, ngjashmëri (analogy, correspondence, identity, image, kinship, likeness, parallelism, propinquity, resemblance, sameness, similarity, similitude), ngjan (befall, come to pass, happen, occur, seem), lidhje në paralel, krahasim (collation, compare, comparison, parallelism, simile), korrespondues (commensurable, corresponding, homologous), i ngjashëm (alike, analogous, homogeneous, identic, identical, like, near, resembling, same, similar), heq paralelisht, barazohem me, është paralel me. (various references)

Arabic		‏مواز (analogous, equivalent), ‏متماثل (akin, corresponding, equal, homogeneous, homologous, identification, matching, symmetric, symmetrical, uniform), ‏متواز (equal, in parallel), ‏ماثل (look like, match, resemble), ‏نظير (coordinate, counterpart, duplicate, equivalent, example, match, rival), ‏قارن (associate, compare, confront, contrast, coupling, draw an analogy, liken, match, unite with), ‏حاذى (adjoin, border), ‏جعله موازيا ل, ‏المتوازي, ‏المثيل (similar), ‏النظير (analogous, analogue, peer), ‏شابه بين, ‏شبيه (like). (various references)

Bulgarian		намирам съответен на, паралелен (multiple), паралелно съединение, подобен (agnate, akin, alike, allied to, analogous, bastard, comparable, connatural, ditto, homo-, homoeo-, kindred, like, similar, sister, such, suchlike), правя сравнение, аналогия (analogy, parity), аналогичен (analogical, analogous), паралел, намирам равен на, съответствувам (accord, agree, concur, correspond, fit, match, piece on, quadrate), успоредица (analogue), успореден (collateral, concurrent), успоредна линия, сравнение (compare, comparison, simile, similitude), сравнявам (collate, compare, confront, contrast, liken, put together), съответен (adequate, analogous, appropriate, congruent, congruous, consentaneous, correspondent, corresponding, homologous, opposite, proper, reciprocal, relevant, respective, several), съответствие (accordance, adequacy, agreement, appropriateness, aptness, conformity, congruence, correspondence, fit, parallelism, parity, pendant, tally), знак (badge, check, denotation, ensign, indication, patent, peg, place, seal, sign, signal, symptom, type, vestige). (various references)

Catalan		paral-lel. (various references)

Chinese		平行 . (various references)

Czech		podobná vìc, paralelní, vést rovnobìžnì, stejný (alike, coequal, consistent, equal, even, identical, like, one, same, tantamount, uniform), srovnat (dress, flatten, patch up, straighten, straighten out), soubìžný (concurrent), shodný (coincident, congruent, congruous, identical, unanimous), rovnobìžný, rovnobìžka. (various references)

Danish		parallel. (various references)

Dutch		parallel. (various references)

Esperanto		paralela. (various references)

Farsi		موازی کردن , موازی , متوازی (Collateral), خطموازی , برابرکردن (Balance, Compare, Contrast, Equate, Par). (various references)

Finnish		yhdensuuntaisesti, yhdensuuntainen, rinnastus (co-ordination), rinnakkainen. (various references)

French		parallèle. (various references)

German		parallel (level, parallel laufen), parallele (parallel line). (various references)

Greek		παράλληλος. (various references)

Hebrew		מתואם (combined, concerted, coordinated, correlated, organic, symmetrical), מקביל (analogous, analogue, corresponding, opposite), לעמת (compare, confront, set off), ל�"יות שו�" ל-, ל�"קביל (compare). (various references)

Hungarian		párhuzamos vonal, párhuzamos (collateral), párhuzam (analogy, parallelism). (various references)

Indonesian		persamaan (analogy, equality, equation), sejalan (be in accordance, in compliance), sejajar (equal at the same level, in a row), garis lintang sejajar. (various references)

Italian		parallelo. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		並列 (abreast, arrangement). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ためし (case, custom, example, experience, illustration, instance, precedent, test, trial, usage), パラレル , ひるい (equal, match), いせ�" (gastric gland), れい (actor, case, cold, command, companion, cool, custom, departed soul, dictation, example, experience, expression of gratitude, ghost, illustration, instance, nought, order, precedent, soul, spirit, usage, zero), へい�"う (abreast, at the same time, balance, closing a school, concurrent, equalization, equilibrium, even scale, occurring together, offering, parallelism, shut mouth, side by side, tribute), へいれつ (abreast, arrangement). (various references)

Korean		평행� (Parallels). (various references)

Manx		jean cosoylley eddyr. (various references)

Papiamen		paralèl. (various references)

Pig Latin		arallelpay.(various references)

Portuguese		paralelo (parallel parking). (various references)

Romanian		potrivi la (frame), paralelã (comparison), paralel (collateral, concurrent, simultaneously), putea face o comparaţie cu, egala (equal, equalize, match, peer, tie, touch), analog (analogically, analogous, like, similar, similarly), analogie (analogy, levelling, likeness, parallelism, parity, similarity), asemãnãtor (affined, alike, congenerous, kindred, like, likewise, similar, similarly, such), asemãnare (approach, comparison, congeniality, image, kindred, likeness, parallelism, propinquity, resemblance, sameness, semblance, similarity, similitude), asemui cu, ajusta la, compara (liken, weigh), fi paralel cu (run parallel with), gãsi potrivã, latitudine (latitude, scope), şanţ paralel cu cele ale inamicului. (various references)

Russian		соответствовать (agree, answer, be followed in, be matched by, check with, cohere, coincide, comport, conform, conform with, correspond, correspond to, correspond with, jump with, match, measure, measure up, pertain to), соответствие (abidance, accordance, according, adequacy, agreeableness, appropriateness, aptness, concord, concordance, concurrence, conformance, conformance to, conformity, correspondence, fitness, mapping, suitability), находить параллель, запараллеливать, аналогия (analogy), быть параллельным, проводить параллель, подобный (alike, conformable, corresponding, kin to, like, similar, similar to, suchlike), параллельный (concurrent), параллель. (various references)

Scottish		caspanach. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		paralelno (parallel: in parallel), paralelan (collateral), paralela, uporedo (comparatively, side by side, time: at the same time), uporednik, uporedan (comparative, contrasting), naporedan (coordinate), načiniti paralelnim, ići paralelno. (various references)

Spanish		paralelo. (various references)

Swedish		parallell (analogue, analogy, collateral). (various references)

Turkish		paralel yapmak, paralel olmak, paralel çizgi, paralel (collateral, equidistant, latitude), koşut, karşılaştırmak (balance, check, check against, class with, collate, compare, confront, confront smb. with, contrast, crosscheck, match, set against), kıyaslamak (check against, class with, compare, equate, set against), benzerlik (affinity, analogy, approach, community, comparison, conformity, congeniality, identity, kinship, likeness, mimicry, parallelism, parity, propinquity, resemblance, sameness, similar, similarity, similitude), benzer (alike, analogic, analogical, analogous, analogue, approximate, closely, conformable, congener, congenerous, connate, correlative, counterpart, double, homeo-, homo-, homoeo-, homologous, image, in common, indistinguishable, kindred, like, look alike, match, of a piece, same, similar, simulant, stand in, vicinal). (various references)

Turkmen		ugurdaю (fair, favorable). (various references)

Ukranian		відповідність (accord, accordance, adequacy, appropriateness, aptness, concordance, conformity, congruence, correspondence, suitability, sympathy, truth), відповідати (accord, agree, answer, become, consort with, correspond, fall in with, fill the bill, fulfil, measure up, quadrate, rejoin, reply, respond, return, take the consequences, tally), аналогічний (analogical, analogous, corresponding), проходити паралельно (range), проводити паралель, паралельний (collateral), паралель. (various references)

Vietnamese		vật tương đương sự so sánh, tương tự (alike, analogous, kindred, like, semblable, similarly), song song tương đương, ngang h� ng (co-ordinate), giống với, đường song song đường vĩ. (various references)

Welsh		cyfochrog, cyflin. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	2 Samuel Chapter 16, Verse 13
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai eporeuqh dauid kai oi andreV autou en th odw kai semei eporeueto ek pleuraV tou orouV ecomena autou poreuomenoV kai katarwmenoV kai liqazwn en liqoiV ek plagiwn autou kai tw coi passwn
Latin	405	Vulgate	Ambulabat itaque David et socii eius per viam cum eo Semei autem per iugum montis ex latere contra illum gradiebatur maledicens et mittens lapides adversum eum terramque spargens
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And so Dauid wente, and his felawis, bi the weie with hym; forsothe Semei wente cursynge ayens hym bi the cop of the hil aside, and sendynge stoonus ayens hym, and the erthe sprengynge.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	So David and his men went on their way: and Shimei went by the hillside parallel with them, cursing and sending stones and dust at him.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	2 Samuel Chapter 16, Verse 13
Bulgarian	И така, �"авид и мъжете му вървяха по пътя; а Семей вървеше край хълма срещу него и кълнеше като вървеше, хвърляше камъни върху него, и хвърляше прах.
Cebuano	Busa si David ug ang iyang mga tawo nanlakaw sa dalan; ug si Semei miadto sa kiliran sa bungtod nga atbang kaniya, ug nagapanunglo samtang nagalakaw siya, ug naglabay ug mga bato kaniya, ug nagsaliyab ug abug.
Chinese	於是大衛 �'� 跟隨他的人往前行走．示每在大衛對面山坡、一面行走、一面 �'' 罵、又拿石 � � � � 他、拿土揚他。
Croatian	Zatim David sa svojim ljudima nastavi put, a � imej iðaše gorskom stranom usporedo s njim, neprestano psujuæi, bacajuæi kamenje i dižuæi prašinu.
Danish	Derpå gik David med sine Mænd hen ad Vejen, medens Simei fulgte ham oppe på Bjergskråningen og stadig udstødte Forbandelser, slog med Sten og kastede Støv efter ham.
Dutch	Alzo ging David met zijn lieden op den weg; en Simei ging al voort langs de zijde des bergs tegen hem over, en vloekte, en wierp met stenen van tegenover hem, en stoof met stof.
Finnish	Ja Daavid kulki miehinensä tietä myöten, ja Siimei kulki pitkin vuoren kuvetta rinnan hänen kanssansa, kiroili kulkiessaan ja viskeli kiviä ja heitteli soraa.
French	David et ses gens continuèrent leur chemin. Et Schimeï marchait sur le flanc de la montagne près de David, et, en marchant, il maudissait, il jetait des pierres contre lui, il faisait voler la poussière.
German	Also ging David mit seinen Leuten des Weges; Aber Simei ging an des Berges Seite her ihm gegenüber und fluchte und warf mit Steinen nach ihm und besprengte ihn mit Erdklößen.
Haitian Creole	Se konsa, David ale chemen l' avèk tout moun li yo. Chimeyi menm t'ap mache dèyè yo sou flan mòn lan, li t'ap ba yo madichon, li t'ap voye wòch ak pousyè tè sou yo.
Hungarian	És megy vala Dávid és az õ népe az úton, Sémei pedig a hegyoldalon átellenében menvén, mentében átkozódik és köveket hajigál vala õ ellenébe, és port hány vala.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Lalu Daud dan para pengiringnya meneruskan perjalanan, sedangkan Simei berjalan cepat mengikuti mereka di lereng bukit sambil mengutuki dan melempari dengan batu dan tanah.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka dalam itupun berjalanlah Daud dan segala orangnya pada jalan itu, dan Simaipun berjalanlah menyusur tepi bukit yang bertentangan dengan dia, sambil mengutuki sambil melontarkan batu kepadanya dari sana, sambil membangkitkan duli.
Italian	Davide e la sua gente continuarono il cammino e Simeì camminava sul fianco del monte, parallelamente a Davide, e, cammin facendo, imprecava contro di lui, gli tirava sassi e gli lanciava polvere.
Korean	다 윗 과 그 종 자 �"� 이 길 을 갈 때 에 시 므 이 �" 산 비 탈 로 �"� 라 가 면 서 � � 주 하 � � � 를 향 하 여 돌 을 던 지 며 티 끌 을 � 리 �" 라
Maori	Na haere ana a Rawiri ratou ko ana tangata i te huarahi; me te haere ano a Himei i te taha o te maunga i tona ritenga mai: haere ana me te kanga, me te epa i te kohatu ki tona ritenga mai, me te akiri ano i te puehu.
Modern Greek	Και επορευοντο ο �"αβιδ και οι ανδρες αυτου εις την οδον, ο δε Σιμει επορευετο κατα τα πλευρα του ορους απεναντι αυτου, και κατηρατο πορευομενος και ερριπτε λιθους κατ' αυτου και εσκονιζε με χωμα.
Norwegian	Så gikk David og hans menn frem efter veien mens Sime'i gikk oppe i lien jevnsides med ham, og han gikk og bante, og han kastet med sten og sand mens han gikk der jevnsides med ham.
Portuguese	Prosseguiam, pois, o seu caminho, Davi e os seus homens, enquanto Simei ia pela encosta do monte, defronte dele, caminhando e amaldiçoando, e atirava pedras contra ele, e levantava poeira.
Rumanian	David wi oamenii lui wi-au vqzut de drum. Wimei mergea pe coasta muntelui, kn dreptul lui David, wi mergknd, blestema, arunca cu pietre kmpotriva lui, wi vkntura praf.
Spanish	Mientras David y los suyos iban por el camino, Simei iba por la ladera del monte y paralelo a él, maldiciéndole, arrojando piedras frente a él y esparciendo polvo.
Swedish	Och David gick med sina män vägen fram, under det att Simei gick längs utmed berget, jämsides med honom, och for ut i förbannelser och kastade stenar och grus, där han gick jämsides med honom.
Thai	�"าวิ�"จึงทรง�"ำเนินไปตามทางพร้อมกับพลของพระองค์ ฝ่ายชิเมอีก็เ�"ินไปตามเนินเขาตรงข้าม เขาเ�"ินพลาง�"่าพลาง เอาก้อนหินปาและเอาฝุ่นซั�"ใส่
Ukrainian	І йшов �"авид та люди його дорогою, а Шім'ї йшов узбіччям гори навпроти нього. І він ішов та все проклинав, і кидав камінням на нього, та порошив порохом.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "parallel": paralleled, parallelepiped, parallelepipeds, paralleling, parallelism, parallelisms, parallelled, parallelling, parallelogram, parallelograms, parallels. (additional references)
	Words ending with "parallel": antiparallel, nonparallel, subparallel. (additional references)
	Words containing "parallel": nonparallels, unparalleled. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Parallel" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Pagally, paralel, paralell, paralex, paralic, para-llel, parallele, parallell, parallelly, parallely, paraller, Parallex, pareille, parellel, parllel, parralel, parralell, parrallel, Parralo, parrellel, patallel, Peralla, prallel. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-e-l-l-l-p-r"
	-2 letters: earlap, paella, paleal.
	-3 letters: areal, lapel, palea, paler, parae, parle, pearl.
	-4 letters: alae, alar, aper, area, earl, lall, leal, leap, lear, pale, pall, para, pare, peal, pear, plea, rale, rape, real, reap.
	-5 letters: aal, ala, ale, all, alp, ape, are, ear, ell, era, lap, lar, lea, pal, par, pea, per, rap, rep.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-e-l-l-l-p-r"
	+1 letter: parallels.
	+2 letters: ballplayer, paralleled.
	+3 letters: ballplayers, nonparallel, paralleling, parallelism, parallelled, subparallel.
	+4 letters: antiparallel, nonparallels, parallelisms, parallelling, unparalleled.
	+5 letters: ipsilaterally, parallelogram.
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 61 72 61 6C 6C 65 6C

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.--. .- .-. .- .-.. .-.. . .-..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01100001 01110010 01100001 01101100 01101100 01100101 01101100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#97 &#114 &#97 &#108 &#108 &#101 &#108

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0061 0072 0061 006C 006C 0065 006C

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Country	Name
USA	Parallel Petroleum Corporation
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Expression	Frequency per Day
parallel life	350
biographer life parallel	207
parallel port	173
parallel	149
38th parallel	149
parallel universe	134
parallel parking	121
usb parallel	120
parallel computing	94
parallel park	72
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Parallel

Definitions: Parallel

Parallel

Adjective

Noun

Verb

Specialty Definitions: Parallel

Specialty Definition: Parallel

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Parallel

Synonyms: Parallel

Synonyms within Context: Parallel

Comparison

Concord

Concurrence

Imitation

Parallelism

Relation

Repute

Similarity

Superiority

Symmetry

Crosswords: Parallel

Modern Usage: Parallel

Screenplays

Clever

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Parallel

References

Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

High Tech

Consumer Goods

Image Slideshow: Parallel

Illustrations:Parallel

Computer Images:Parallel

Photo Album: Parallel

Sounds Captioned with "Parallel".

Use in Literature: Parallel

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Non-Fiction Usage: Parallel

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Parallel

Mariah Carey

Speeches: Parallel

James Madison

Martin van Buren

Lyndon B. Johnson

Usage Frequency: Parallel

Usage in Company Names: Parallel

Parallel Petroleum Corporation

Expressions: Parallel

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Parallel

parallel life

biographer life parallel

parallel port

parallel

38th parallel

parallel universe

parallel parking

usb parallel

parallel computing

parallel park

Modern Translations: Parallel

Albanian

Arabic

Bulgarian

Catalan

Chinese

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Farsi

Finnish

Illustrations:
Parallel

Computer Images:
Parallel