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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•a•bol•ic1 (par′ə bol′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - Mathematicshaving the form or outline of a parabola.
- Mathematicshaving a longitudinal section in the form of a paraboloid or parabola:a parabolic reflector.
- Mathematicsof, pertaining to, or resembling a parabola.
- parabol(a) + -ic 1695–1705
- of, pertaining to, or involving a parable.
Also, par′a•bol′i•cal. - Late Greek parabolikós figurative, equivalent. to Greek parabol(é̄) parable + -ikos -ic
- Late Latin parabolicus metaphoric
- 1650–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: parabolic /ˌpærəˈbɒlɪk/ adj - of, relating to, or shaped like a parabola
- shaped like a paraboloid: a parabolic mirror
parabolic /ˌpærəˈbɒlɪk/, parabolical adj - of or resembling a parable
ˌparaˈbolically adv pa•rab•o•la /pəˈræbələ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -las. - Mathematicsa curve that is the same shape as the path of an object thrown into the air and landing in another place.
par•a•bol•ic /ˌpærəˈbɑlɪk/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•rab•o•la (pə rab′ə lə),USA pronunciation n. [Geom.]- Mathematicsa plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to a generator of the cone;
the set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed point in the same plane or in a parallel plane. Equation:y2 = 2px or x2 = 2py. See diag. under conic section.
- Greek parabolé̄ an application. See parable
- Neo-Latin
- 1570–80
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