• AHD: păr'ə-lĕl"

Adjective

1. (of two or more things) Equally distant from one another at all points.

   Example: The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.

2. (parallel to) (of one thing, relative to another) Equally distant from at all points.

   Example: The railway line runs parallel to the road.

Antonyms

Translations

• Dutch: evenwijdig, evenwijdige, parallel, parallelle (1)
• Esperanto: paralela (1)
• French: parallèle (1), parallèle à (2)

Noun

1. A line of latitude.

   Example: The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.

Antonyms

Translations

• French: parallèle m

Transitive verb