parallel
Equidistant throughout, always
Two lines are parallel if they are aligned in the exact same direction and if extended in one plane would never meet.
When cars are parked parallel, they are side by side at the same angle.
Events or other abstractions that parallel each other happen at the same time or proceed in the same way.
A parallel is something equal to another thing in essential aspects: There were striking parallels in the two accounts.
Strokes connecting two points
- planesAircraft or flat surfaces
- equidistantEqually far from each
- perpendicularAt right angles
- axisRotation reference line
coordinates · vector · intersection · angle · bisect · coplanar · collinear · dimension
At the side of
- adjacentDirectly next to
- side-by-sidePositioned next to another
- alignedArranged in proper position
- lanesParallel traffic divisions
tracks · rows · stripes · furrows · grooves · rails · runways · channels
Explanatory likeness between things
- equivalentSame in value or function
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
- correspondingMatching in character
- analogousComparable in certain respects
comparable · matching · mirror · echo · similarity · correspondence · homology · affinity
Fiber for stitching
- processSteps toward a result
- concurrentHappening at once
- multithreadingParallel execution paths
- distributedDivided and given out
asynchronous · synchronization · multitasking · scalability · deadlock · semaphore · cluster · node
Closed electrical pathway
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
- connectionA joining or relation
- conductorOne who directs musicians
voltage · current · series · cells · batteries · branches · load · configuration
Sequence of fictional events
- subplotSubordinate narrative strand
- interweavingCrossing strands alternately
- arcCurved line segment
- timelineOrdered display of events
thread · strand · plot · convergence · intersection · braided · alternating · montage
lines
Strokes connecting two points
- planesAircraft or flat surfaces
- equidistantEqually far from each
- perpendicularAt right angles
axis · coordinates · vector · intersection · angle · bisect · coplanar · collinear · dimension · grid
alongside
At the side of
- adjacentDirectly next to
- side-by-sidePositioned next to another
- alignedArranged in proper position
lanes · tracks · rows · stripes · furrows · grooves · rails · runways · channels · corridors
analogy
Explanatory likeness between things
- equivalentSame in value or function
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
- correspondingMatching in character
analogous · comparable · matching · mirror · echo · similarity · correspondence · homology · affinity · likeness
thread
Fiber for stitching
- processSteps toward a result
- concurrentHappening at once
- multithreadingParallel execution paths
distributed · asynchronous · synchronization · multitasking · scalability · deadlock · semaphore · cluster · node · GPU
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
- connectionA joining or relation
conductor · voltage · current · series · cells · batteries · branches · load · configuration · resistor
storyline
Sequence of fictional events
- subplotSubordinate narrative strand
- interweavingCrossing strands alternately
- arcCurved line segment
timeline · thread · strand · plot · convergence · intersection · braided · alternating · montage · simultaneity
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- math conceptsangle, numbers, algebra, circle, equations
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- linesstraight line, line, dotted line, dashed line, solid line
- para- wordsparachute, paragraph, paramedic, paradise, paranormal
- tricky spellingsaccommodate, acknowledge, acquaintance, acquire, bureau
parallelperpendicular
At right angles
intersecting · crossing · oblique · transverse · skew
paralleldifferent
Not the same
dissimilar · divergent · disparate · unlike · contrasting
parallelconverging
Moving toward sameness
diverging · convergent · divergent · intersecting · merging
- parallel parkingWedging beside the curb
- parallel parkReverse into street space
- parallel linesEquidistant throughout their length
- parallel universeHypothetical coexisting separate reality
- parallel barsTwin gymnastic rails
- parallel worldsSeparate coexisting realities
parallels, unparalleled, parallel transport, parallelism, paralleling, paralleled, parallelogram, parallax, parallel bars