: 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

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.

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

Any of the imaginary lines parallel to the equator and representing degrees of latitude on the earth's surface.

anything parallel or comparable in direction, course, nature, or tendency to something else: [countable] parallels between human sacrifice and the Christian rite of Holy Communion. [uncountable] a case …

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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.

6 days ago · (printing) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.

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.