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para·bolic (par′ə bäl′ik)

adjective

of, in the form of, or expressed by a parable
also parabolical par′a·bol′i·cal

Etymology: LL parabolicus < LGr parabolikos

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para·bolic (par′ə bäl′ik)

adjective

  1. of or like a parabola
  2. bowl-shaped, as a reflector, antenna, or microphone, so that sections parallel to the plane of symmetry are parabolas

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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