parallel

something having the property of being analogous to something else

an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes); "parallels never meet"

be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"

make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"

duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"

being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"

of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations; "parallel processing"