non-intersecting lines
nounUK /ˌnɒn.ɪn.təˈsek.tɪŋ laɪnz/
US /ˌnɑːn.ɪn.tɚˈsek.tɪŋ laɪnz/
Lines that never cross each other, no matter how far they go.
The two roads are like non-intersecting lines because they run side by side and never meet.
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2. Lines in a plane that stay the same distance apart at every point.
In the drawing, the non-intersecting lines stay exactly two centimeters apart.
3. Paths or routes that do not cross or share any point.
The train tracks are non-intersecting lines that run parallel through the valley.
4. In geometry, lines that have no common point even when extended infinitely.
The teacher explained that non-intersecting lines never share a point.