parallel vs alter

alter vs parallel

parallel is a noun but alter is not a noun.

parallel is an adjective but alter is not an adjective.

parallel and alter both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
parallel	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
alter	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, alter is a hypernym of parallel; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than parallel:

parallel: make or place parallel to something
alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of parallel include change, modify.

parallel (noun)	alter (noun)
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)

parallel (adjective)	alter (adjective)
being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations

parallel (verb)	alter (verb)
make or place parallel to something	remove the ovaries of
be parallel to	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
duplicate or match	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to

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