Crossword-Solution: PARALLEL
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Parallel | a. | Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes. |
| Parallel | a. | Having the same direction or tendency; running side by side; being in accordance (with); tending to the same result; -- used with to and with. |
| Parallel | a. | Continuing a resemblance through many particulars; applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case; a parallel passage. |
| Parallel | n. | A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc. |
| Parallel | n. | Direction conformable to that of another line, |
| Parallel | n. | Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity. |
| Parallel | n. | A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope. |
| Parallel | n. | Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars; a counterpart. |
| Parallel | n. | One of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth, parallel to the equator, marking the latitude; also, the corresponding line on a globe or map. |
| Parallel | n. | One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress. |
| Parallel | n. | A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines (thus, ) used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page. |
| Parallel | v. t. | To place or set so as to be parallel; to place so as to be parallel to, or to conform in direction with, something else. |
| Parallel | v. t. | Fig.: To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, or the like. |
| Parallel | v. t. | To equal; to match; to correspond to. |
| Parallel | v. t. | To produce or adduce as a parallel. |
| Parallel | v. i. | To be parallel; to correspond; to be like. |
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Sentences with PARALLEL (5)
The economy is tied closely to that of Switzerland in a customs union, and incomes and living standards parallel those of the more prosperous Swiss groups.
This intense heat they project in a parallel beam against any object they choose, by means of a polished parabolic mirror of unknown composition, much as the parabolic mirror of a lighthouse projects a beam of light.
Some newsgroups have parallel {mailing list}s for Internet people with no netnews access, with postings to the group automatically propagated to the list and vice versa.
LYNCH was uncertain if billion-bit-per-second networks would prove sufficient if numerous people ran video in parallel.
Modern existentialism has argued that how we behave determines what we are, and it is in this sense that the controlled behavior in the concentration camp and its impact on personality formation provide an illuminating parallel to the study of American slavery.
Quotes with PARALLEL (3)
Perfectly Imperfect We have all heard that no two snowflakes are alike. Each snowflake takes the perfect form for the maximum efficiency and effectiveness for its journey. And while the universal force of gravity gives them a shared destination, the expansive space in the air gives each snowflake the opportunity to take their own path. They are on the same journey, but each takes a different path. Along this gravity-driven journey, some snowflakes collide and damage each othe…
It is of course no secret to contemporary philosophers and psychologists that man himself is changing in our violent century, under the influence, of course, not only of war and revolution, but also of practically everything else that lays claim to being "modern" and "progressive." We have already cited the most striking forms of Nihilist Vitalism, whose cumulative effect has been to uproot, disintegrate, and "mobilize" the individual, to substitute for his normal stability a…
And so will I here state just plainly and briefly that I accept God. But I must point out one thing: if God does exist and really created the world, as we well know, he created it according to the principles of Euclidean geometry and made the human brain capable of grasping only three dimensions of space. Yet there have been and still are mathematicians and philosophers-among them some of the most outstanding-who doubt that the whole universe or, to put it more generally, all…
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Appears in: LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP.
Used 33 times in crossword archives (1950–2021).