English Explanatory Dictionary

parabolic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
  2. Of or pertaining to a parable.
  3. Of a leaf: ovate-oblong or ovate, obtuse and contracted below the apex.
noun
  1. A parabolic function, equation etc.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

parabolic more parabolic most parabolic parabolical parabolics

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παραβολικός (parabolikós).

Derived words

mirabolic nonparabolic parabolically parabolic comet parabolic cup parabolicity parabolic mirror parabolicness parabolic reflector semiparabolic
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