parabolic

See also: parabòlic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παραβολικός (parabolikós).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒlɪk

Adjective

parabolic (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly mathematics) Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
  2. (rhetoric) Of or pertaining to a parable.

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Noun

parabolic (plural parabolics)

  1. (mathematics) A parabolic function, equation etc.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French parabolique. By surface analysis, parabolă + -ic.

Adjective

parabolic m or n (feminine singular parabolică, masculine plural parabolici, feminine and neuter plural parabolice)

  1. (mathematics) parabolic
  2. (literature) parabolic

Declension

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