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parallel

par·al·lel

parallel

 
 
pronunciation:
pae r lel
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition: going in the same direction and being the same distance apart at every point. Parallel lines never meet or cross each other.
Your notebook paper has parallel lines.
 
similar words:
even, side by side
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derivation: paralleled (adj.)
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