parabola /pə-rabˈə-lə/

1. 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
2. Generalized to include any curve whose equation is yⁿ=px^m

parabˈole /-lē/ noun (rhetoric)

A comparison, simile, or metaphor

parabolˈic /par-ə-bolˈik/ or parabolˈical adjective

1. Of or like a parable or a parabola or a parabole
2. Expressed by a parable
3. Belonging to, or of the form of, a parabola

parabolˈically adverb

parabˈolist noun

parabˈolize or parabˈolise transitive verb

1. To set forth by parable
2. To treat as a parable
3. To shape like a parabola or paraboloid

parabˈoloid noun

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

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