Parallel vs. Symbol

Paralleladjective

Equally distant from one another at all points.

‘The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.’;

Symbolnoun

A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.

‘$ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.’; ‘Chinese people use word symbols for writing.’; ‘The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.’;

Paralleladjective

Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".

‘The two railway lines are parallel.’;

Symbolnoun

Any object, typically material, which is meant to represent another (usually abstract) even if there is no meaningful relationship.

‘The dollar symbol has no relationship to the concept of currency or any related idea.’;

Paralleladjective

Either not intersecting, or coinciding.

Symbolnoun

(linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.

Paralleladjective

(computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.

‘a parallel algorithm’;

Symbolnoun

A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.

‘The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols.’;

Paralleladverb

With a parallel relationship.

‘The road runs parallel to the canal.’;

Symbolnoun

Visible traces or impressions, made using a writing device or tool, that are connected together and/or are slightly separated. Sometimes symbols represent objects or events that occupy space or things that are not physical and do not occupy space.

Parallelnoun

One of a set of parallel lines.

Symbolnoun

(crystallography) The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.

Parallelnoun

Direction conformable to that of another line.

Symbolnoun

(obsolete) That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.

Parallelnoun

A line of latitude.

‘The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.’;

Symbolnoun

(obsolete) Share; allotment.

Parallelnoun

An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.

Symbolnoun

(programming) An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.

Parallelnoun

Something identical or similar in essential respects.

Symbolverb

To symbolize.

Parallelnoun

A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity.

‘Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope’;

Symbolnoun

A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by resemblance or by convention; an emblem; a representation; a type; a figure; as, the lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.

‘A symbol is a sign included in the idea which it represents, e. g., an actual part chosen to represent the whole, or a lower form or species used as the representative of a higher in the same kind.’;

Parallelnoun

(military) 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.

Symbolnoun

Any character used to represent a quantity, an operation, a relation, or an abbreviation.

Parallelnoun

(printing) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.

Symbolnoun

An abstract or compendium of faith or doctrine; a creed, or a summary of the articles of religion.

Parallelverb

To construct or place something parallel to something else.

Symbolnoun

That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.

‘They do their work in the days of peace . . . and come to pay their symbol in a war or in a plague.’;

Parallelverb

Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.

Symbolnoun

Share; allotment.

‘The persons who are to be judged . . . shall all appear to receive their symbol.’;

Parallelverb

Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.

Symbolnoun

An abbreviation standing for the name of an element and consisting of the initial letter of the Latin or New Latin name, or sometimes of the initial letter with a following one; as, C for carbon, Na for sodium (Natrium), Fe for iron (Ferrum), Sn for tin (Stannum), Sb for antimony (Stibium), etc. See the list of names and symbols under Element.

Parallelverb

To compare or liken something to something else.

Symbolverb

To symbolize.

Parallelverb

To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.

Symbolnoun

an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

Parallelverb

To equal; to match; to correspond to.

Symbolnoun

something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible;

‘the eagle is a symbol of the United States’;

Parallelverb

To produce or adduce as a parallel.

Symbolnoun

a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation

‘the chemical symbol for helium is He’; ‘the symbol r in Figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective’;

Paralleladjective

Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes.

‘Revolutions . . . parallel to the equinoctial.’;

Symbolnoun

a shape or sign used to represent something such as an organization, e.g. a red cross or a Star of David

‘the Red Cross symbol’; ‘the Star of David, the Jewish symbol’;

Paralleladjective

Having the same direction or tendency; running side by side; being in accordance (with); tending to the same result; - used with to and with.

‘When honor runs parallel with the laws of God and our country, it can not be too much cherished.’;

Symbolnoun

a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract

‘the limousine was another symbol of his wealth and authority’;

Paralleladjective

Continuing a resemblance through many particulars; applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case; a parallel passage.

Symbolverb

symbolize.

Parallelnoun

A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.

‘Who made the spider parallels design,Sure as De Moivre, without rule or line ?’;

Symbol

A symbol is a mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship. Symbols allow people to go beyond what is known or seen by creating linkages between otherwise very different concepts and experiences.

Parallelnoun

Direction conformable to that of another line,

‘Lines that from their parallel decline.’;

Parallelnoun

Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity.

‘Twixt earthly females and the moonAll parallels exactly run.’;

Parallelnoun

A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope.

Parallelnoun

Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars; a counterpart.

‘None but thyself can be thy parallel.’;

Parallelnoun

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; as, the counry was divided into North and South at the 38th parallel.

Parallelnoun

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.

Parallelnoun

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.

Parallelnoun

That arrangement of an electrical system in which all positive poles, electrodes, terminals, etc., are joined to one conductor, and all negative poles, etc., to another conductor; - called also multiple. Opposed to series.

Parallelverb

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.

‘The needle . . . doth parallel and place itself upon the true meridian.’;

Parallelverb

Fig.: To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, or the like.

‘His life is paralleledEven with the stroke and line of his great justice.’;

Parallelverb

To equal; to match; to correspond to.

Parallelverb

To produce or adduce as a parallel.

‘My young remembrance can not parallelA fellow to it.’;

Parallelverb

To be parallel; to correspond; to be like.

Parallelnoun

something having the property of being analogous to something else

Parallelnoun

an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

Parallelverb

be parallel to;

‘Their roles are paralleled by ours’;

Parallelverb

make or place parallel to something;

‘They paralleled the ditch to the highway’;

Parallelverb

duplicate or match;

‘The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse’;

Paralleladjective

being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting;

‘parallel lines never converge’; ‘concentric circles are parallel’; ‘dancers in two parallel rows’; ‘the axes are perpendicular to each other’;

Paralleladjective

of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations;

‘parallel processing’;