extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes.-having the same direction or tendency; running side by side; being in accordance (with); tending to the same result; -- used with to and with.-continuing a resemblance through many particulars; applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case; a parallel passage.-a line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.-direction conformable to that of another line,-conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity.-a comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, johnson's parallel between dryden and pope.-anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars; a counterpart.-one of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth, parallel to the equator, marking the latitude; also, the corresponding line on a globe or map.-one of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. they are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.-a character consisting of two parallel vertical lines (thus, ) used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.-to place or set so as to be parallel; to place so as to be parallel to, or to conform in direction with, something else.-fig.: to make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, or the like.-to equal; to match; to correspond to.-to produce or adduce as a parallel.-to be parallel; to correspond; to be like.