The Clue
Euclidean geometry's ___ postulate (8 letter answer)
The Answer
PARALLEL
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Notes
The answer PARALLEL is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
Related Clues
Aligned
Counterpart
Similar
Kind of parking
Match; equal
Side by side
Fated never to meet?
Having the same direction
Like railroad tracks
It's drawn between similar things
Definition
PARALLEL as a noun:
1. (analogue, analog, parallel) = something having the property of being analogous to something else
2. (latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallel) = an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
PARALLEL as a verb:
1. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
2. (parallel, collimate) = make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
3. (twin, duplicate, parallel) = duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
PARALLEL as an adjective:
1. being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"
2. of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations; "parallel processing"