parabolic

The definition of parabolic is expressed as a parable, or bowl-shaped.

(adjective)

An example of something parabolic is the lesson in Jesus' tale of the Good Samaritan.
An example of something parabolic is a sattaline dish.

See parabolic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of, in the form of, or expressed by a parable

Origin: LL parabolicus < LGr parabolikos

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adjective

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

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See parabolic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

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Origin: Ultimately from Greek parabolē, comparison; see parable

Origin: . Sense 2, from parabola

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