A Quick and Simple Dictionary

parallel

1. Adjective.  Equally distant from one another at all points.
2. Adjective.  Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
3. Adjective.  (context, hyperbolic geometry) ''said of a pair of lines:'' that they either do not intersect or they coincide[http://www.josleys.com/article_show.php?id=83 Jos Leys — ''The hyperbolic chamber''] (paragraph 8).
4. Adjective.  (computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
5. Adverb.  With a parallel relationship.
6. Noun.  One of a set of parallel lines.
7. Noun.  A line of latitude.
8. Noun.  An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
9. Noun.  Something identical or similar in essential respects.
10. Verb.  To construct something parallel to something else.
11. Verb.  Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
12. Verb.  Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
13. Verb.  To compare or liken something to something else.