[{"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging:Parallel rows of trees lined two ends of the parking lot.", "having the same direction, course, nature, or tendency; corresponding; similar; analogous:Canada and the United States have many parallel economic interests.Synonyms: alike , like Antonyms: unique , unlike , divergent", "Geometry.(of straight lines) lying in the same plane but never meeting no matter how far extended.(of planes) having common perpendiculars.(of a single line, plane, etc.) equidistant from another or others (usually followed bytoorwith).", "(of straight lines) lying in the same plane but never meeting no matter how far extended.", "(of planes) having common perpendiculars.", "(of a single line, plane, etc.) equidistant from another or others (usually followed bytoorwith).", "Electricity.consisting of or having component parts connected in such a way that all positive terminals are connected to one point and all negative terminals are connected to a second point, the same voltage being applied to each component:a parallel circuit.", "Music.(of two voice parts) progressing so that the interval between them remains the same.(of a tonality or key) having the same tonic but differing in mode:A major and A minor are parallel keys.", "(of two voice parts) progressing so that the interval between them remains the same.", "(of a tonality or key) having the same tonic but differing in mode:A major and A minor are parallel keys.", "Computers.of or relating to the apparent or actual performance of more than one operation at a time by the same or different devices ( serial ):Some computer systems join more than one CPU for parallel processing.of or relating to the simultaneous transmission or processing of all the parts of a whole, as all the bits of a byte or all the bytes of a computer word ( serial ).", "of or relating to the apparent or actual performance of more than one operation at a time by the same or different devices ( serial ):Some computer systems join more than one CPU for parallel processing.", "of or relating to the simultaneous transmission or processing of all the parts of a whole, as all the bits of a byte or all the bytes of a computer word ( serial ).", "Grammar.consisting of matched syntactic elements in corresponding positions:In the sentence “I have three cats and two dogs,” “three cats” and “two dogs” are in parallel structure."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a parallel line or plane.", "anything parallel or comparable to something else in direction, course, nature, or tendency.", "Also called parallel of latitude parallel of latitude.Geography.an imaginary circle on the earth's 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 south of the equator along the arc of any meridian.the line representing this circle on a chart or map.", "an imaginary circle on the earth's 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 south of the equator along the arc of any meridian.", "the line representing this circle on a chart or map.", "something identical or similar in essential respects; match; counterpart:It's a struggle to diagnose a case history without a known parallel.Synonyms: equivalent , body double body double, twin , duplicate , mate , equal Antonyms: opposite", "correspondence or analogy:These two cases have some parallel with each other.", "a comparison of things as if regarded side by side.", "Electricity.an arrangement of the components, such as resistors, of a circuit in such a way that all positive terminals are connected to one point and all negative terminals are connected to a second point, the same voltage being applied to each component.Compare series(def9) series(def9).", "Fortification.a trench cut in the ground before a fortress, parallel to its defenses, for the purpose of covering a besieging force.", "Printing.a pair of vertical parallel lines (?) used as a mark for reference.", "Theater.a trestle for supporting a platformparallel top."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to provide or show a parallel for; match.", "to go or be in a parallel course, direction, etc., to:The road parallels the river.", "to form a parallel to; be equivalent to; equal.", "to show the identity or similarity of; compare.", "to make parallel."]}, {"Bold_text": "Adjective", "List Items": null}, {"Bold_text": "Noun", "List Items": null}]