adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A parabolic function, equation etc.

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
2. 2
   Of or pertaining to a parable. rhetoric
3. 3
   Of a leaf: ovate-oblong or ovate, obtuse and contracted below the apex.

Adjective

1. 1
   having the form of a parabola wordnet
2. 2
   resembling or expressed by parables wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

parabolicalallegoricallegoricalbell-likebell-shapedcampaniform

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παραβολικός (parabolikós).

Related phrases

parabolic cometparabolic cupparabolic mirrorparabolic reflector

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