: an arrangement of electrical devices in a circuit in which the same potential difference is applied to two or more resistances with each resistance on a parallel branch

PARALLEL definition: extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging. See examples of parallel used in a sentence.

Define parallel. parallel synonyms, parallel pronunciation, parallel translation, English dictionary definition of parallel. adj. 1. Being an equal distance apart everywhere: dancers in two parallel rows.

PARALLEL definition: 1. If two or more lines, streets, etc. are parallel, the distance between them is the same all…. Learn more.

(of two or more items) lined up in the same direction, never meeting or spreading apart: parallel rows of chairs. [be + ~ + to] The highway was parallel to the old country road for a few miles.

Parallel definition: Being an equal distance apart everywhere.

There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word parallel, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Parallel refers to two or more lines, planes, or surfaces that are equally distant from each other at all points and never intersect or meet, regardless of how far they are extended.

In math, parallel means two lines that never intersect — think of an equal sign. Figuratively, parallel means similar, or happening at the same time. A story might describe the parallel lives of three close …

If something has a parallel, it is similar to something else, but exists or happens in a different place or at a different time. If it has no parallel or is without parallel, it is not similar to anything else.