PARALLEL

noun

1. One of a set of parallel lines.
2. Direction conformable to that of another line.
3. A line of latitude.

verb

1. To construct or place something parallel to something else.
2. Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
3. Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.

adjective

1. Equally distant from one another at all points.
2. Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
3. (hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.