ALL meanings of parallel universe
par·al·lel u·ni·verse
P p - noun parallel universe alternative dimension 1
- noun parallel universe Physics. any of a hypothetical collection of undetectable universes that are like our known universe but have branched off from our universe due to a quantum-level event. See also multiverse. 1
- noun parallel universe (in cosmology) a hypothetical universe that coexists with our known universe but may operate under fundamentally different laws of physics. See also multiverse. 1
- noun parallel universe Also called alternative universe. (in science fiction, fantasy, etc.) a separate universe or world that coexists with our known universe but is very different from it. 1
- noun parallel universe a realm of existence and experience that is fundamentally different from the one that most humans share; a separate reality: I don’t understand him—I think he lives in a parallel universe. 1