英语词汇“parabole”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

parabola /pə-rabˈə-lə/

noun

parabˈolas

A curve, one of the conic sections, the intersection of a cone and a plane parallel to its side, or the locus of a point equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and a fixed straight line (the directrix), and having the equation with vertex as origin y²=4ax

Generalized to include any curve whose equation is yⁿ=px^m

ORIGIN: Ety as for parable

parabˈole /-lē/ noun (rhetoric)

A comparison, simile, or metaphor

parabolˈic /par-ə-bolˈik/ or parabolˈical adjective

Of or like a parable or a parabola or a parabole
Expressed by a parable
Belonging to, or of the form of, a parabola

parabolˈically adverb

parabˈolist noun

parabˈolize or parabˈolise transitive verb

To set forth by parable
To treat as a parable
To shape like a parabola or paraboloid

parabˈoloid noun

A surface or solid generated by the rotation of a parabola about its axis

parabˈoloid or paraboloidˈal adjective

parabolic geometry noun

Euclidean geometry

parabolic velocity noun (astronomy)

The velocity which a body at a given point would require to describe a parabola about the centre of attraction