1. parallel

adjective. ['ˈpɛrəˌlɛl'] being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting.

Rhymes with Parallel

• abdel
• aiguebelle
• alcatel
• alltel
• alpharel
• amabel
• annabel
• ansell
• ashwell
• assubel
• avdel
• bagwell
• bakewell
• barbell
• bardwell
• barnwell
• becknell
• bedwell
• bethel
• bidwell

How do you pronounce parallel?

Pronounce parallel as ˈpɛrəˌlɛl.

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UK - How to pronounce parallel in British English

How to spell parallel? Is it paralel? Or parrallel? Common misspellings are:

• paralel
• parrallel

Sentences with parallel

1. Adverb
If they don't run parallel, your alignment is off and you need to reset your feet.

2. Noun, singular or mass
Keep the blade parallel to the work surface.

3. Adjective
Line up your piece of cardboard so its grain is parallel to the edge of your work surface.

Quotes about parallel

1. Art is a harmony parallel with nature.
- Paul Cezanne

2. Faith, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.
- Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

2. parallel-park

verb. park directly behind another vehicle.

3. parallel-veined_leaf

noun. a leaf whose veins run in parallel from the stem.

4. parallel

noun. ['ˈpɛrəˌlɛl'] something having the property of being analogous to something else.

5. parallel

verb. ['ˈpɛrəˌlɛl'] be parallel to.

6. parallel

noun. ['ˈpɛrəˌlɛl'] an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator.

7. parallel

verb. ['ˈpɛrəˌlɛl'] make or place parallel to something.

8. parallel

adjective. ['ˈpɛrəˌlɛl'] of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations.

9. parallel

noun. ['ˈpɛrəˌlɛl'] (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes).

10. parallel

verb. ['ˈpɛrəˌlɛl'] duplicate or match.