Selected Word: PARALLEL

PARALLEL is 8 letters long. It starts with the letter P and ends with the letter L


Dictionary definitions:

PARALLEL:
Type: adjective
Definition: of or denoting electrical components or circuits connected to common points at each end, rather than one to another in sequence.
Type: noun
Definition: each of the imaginary parallel circles of constant latitude on the earth's surface.
Type: adjective
Definition: (of lines, planes, or surfaces) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.
Example: parallel lines never meet
Type: adjective
Definition: occurring or existing at the same time or in a similar way; corresponding.
Example: a parallel universe
Type: noun
Definition: a person or thing that is similar or analogous to another.
Example: a challenge which has no parallel in peacetime this century
Type: verb
Definition: be side by side with (something extending in a line), always keeping the same distance; run or lie parallel to.
Example: a big concrete gutter that paralleled the road
Type: verb
Definition: be similar or corresponding to.
Example: the increase in the quality of wines has paralleled the rise of interest in food