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parabolic

1

[ par-uh-bol-ik ]

adjective

  1. having the form or outline of a parabola.
  2. having a longitudinal section in the form of a paraboloid or parabola:

    a parabolic reflector.

  3. of or relating to a parabola.


parabolic

2

[ par-uh-bol-ik ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or involving a parable.

parabolic

1

/ ˌpærəˈbɒlɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or shaped like a parabola
  2. shaped like a paraboloid

    a parabolic mirror

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


parabolic

2

/ ˌpærəˈbɒlɪk /

adjective

  1. of or resembling a parable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌparaˈbolically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • para·boli·cal·ism noun
  • para·boli·cal·ly adverb
  • nonpar·a·boli·cal adjective
  • nonpar·a·boli·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of parabolic1

First recorded in 1695–1705; parabol(a) + -ic

Origin of parabolic2

1650–60; < Late Latin parabolicus metaphoric < Late Greek parabolikós figurative, equivalent to Greek parabol ( ) parable + -ikos -ic
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Example Sentences

At the four-minute mark, the capsule will reach the peak of its parabolic flight and then begin to descend back into the atmosphere.

From Time

He wasn’t really offering a voyage into space, but a parabolic ballistic shot to the edge of space and, after a fleeting few minutes of weightlessness, a glide back to earth with spectacular views.

They’ll also go on parabolic flights that simulate weightlessness.

While a parabolic dish has the useful property of being sensitive to a fairly large area of sky, if a candidate signal is detected, there is no way of knowing exactly where it came from.

Bitcoin has made parabolic runs upward before, notably December 2017 and mid-2019, before major tumbles.

From Fortune

Farther from the center they become parabolic, but they are quite good over the entire plate, 3¼ by 4¼ inches.

Its depth at the crown is 33 ft., and its centre line follows nearly the parabolic line of pressures.

In spans over 200 ft. it is economical to have one horizontal boom and one polygonal (approximately parabolic) boom.

The posterior are intermixed with round and square pieces, and the extremity of the armour near the tail is of a parabolic figure.

We use a small atomic cavity radiator at one end of which is a rough relux parabolic filter.

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