parallel
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something having the property of being analogous to something else
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an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equatorsynonyms: breedtecirkel, parallelcirkelexamples:zuidpoolcirkela line of latitude north of the south polenoordpoolcirkela line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solsticenoorderkeerkringa line of latitude about 23 degrees to the north of the equatortypes:poolcirkela line of latitude at the north or south poleskeerkringeither of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
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