parabolic
adjective
having the form or outline of a parabola.
parabolically
-
a word derived from
parabolic.
Example Sentences
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One can certainly discuss this limited series divorced from other critically acclaimed shows, but it’s more interesting to view it as part of a continuum that speaks to our present, whether thematically or parabolically.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
The ensuing touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce was a little more elementary, parabolically speaking.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2020
In football, the Jets most celebrated quarterback Joe Namath had a mustache that arced as parabolically as his forward passes.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2012
The treatment is romantic when the form does not reveal the idea through this identity, but lets this idea be surmised parabolically.
From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heinrich Heine
The fatal truth was that the projectile, whether hyperbolically or parabolically carried along, would never strike against either the earth or the moon.
From The Moon-Voyage by Jules Verne
