parallel

something having the property of being analogous to something else

duplicate or match

an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

make or place parallel to something

“They paralleled the ditch to the highway”

being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting

“parallel lines never converge”

be parallel to

“Their roles are paralleled by ours”

one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)

“parallels never meet”

of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations

“parallel processing”