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

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 …

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

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.

When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.

an imaginary circle on the earth's surface formed by the intersection of a plane parallel to the plane of the equator, bearing east and west and designated in degrees of latitude north or …

PARALLEL meaning: 1 : used to describe lines, paths, etc., that are the same distance apart along their whole length and do not touch at any point; 2 : very similar and often happening at …

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 …

In grammar, parallelism, also known as parallel structure or parallel construction, is a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical …