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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
par•a•bol•ic2 (par′ə bol′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - 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
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