parellel

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Term: Parallel

Noun:

Sense 1: a line or plane that is equidistant from another line or plane at all points.

Example: The two roads are parallel to each other.

Sense 2: a person or thing that is similar or analogous to another.

Example: The organization operates as a parallel to the government.

Adjective:

Sense 1: (of lines, planes, surfaces, or objects) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.

Example: The two rails on the train tracks run parallel to each other.

Sense 2: occurring or existing at the same time; corresponding.

Example: Her actions were parallel to her words.

Verb:

Sense 1: be similar or corresponding to.

Example: The findings parallel the previous research.

Sense 2: arrange or build (something) so that it is parallel to something else.

Example: The carpenter parallelled the walls with precision.