Parabola

/pəˈɹæbələ/

Synonyms for "parabola" (22 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Strong matches (6)

Related words (11)

Noun(3 words)
quadratic graphsecond degree curveu shaped curve

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

5 entries
conicconic sectioncurvegraphplane curve

More specific

4 entries
horizontal parabolastandard parabolaupright parabolavertical parabola

Collocations

6 entries
axis symmetryfocus directrixparabola equationparabola graphquadratic graphvertex form parabola

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

What are the zeros of this parabola?

Source: tatoeba (718043)

Let's find the equation that shifts the parabola y=x²−4x+7 three spaces on the x-axis and -2 spaces on the y-axis.

Source: tatoeba (4922087)

And it saves his life. As he's buzzing down a curving, narrow canal, a narrow green parabola appears hanging across the water in front of him, suddenly rising out of the water and snapping into a perfectly straight line at neck level.

Source: wiktionary

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