Associations to the word «Parabola»
Noun
- Vertex
- Reflector
- Eccentricity
- Gnu
- Infinity
- Axis
- Trajectory
- Projectile
- Curve
- Symmetry
- Libre
- Curvature
- Cone
- Approximation
- Degenerate
- Parable
- Equation
- Allegory
- Parentage
- Triangle
- Planck
- Chord
- Placebo
- Geometry
- Exhaustion
- Phylogeny
- Linux
- Arc
- Parity
- Pascal
- Comet
- Schism
- Orbit
- Integral
- Panda
- Hoax
- Galileo
- Circle
- Graph
- Pelican
- Coordinate
- Calculus
- Focus
- Nebula
- Intersection
- Zero
- Antenna
- Partridge
- Linkage
- Axe
- Plane
- Perch
- Diagram
- Arch
- Parkinson
- Mathematician
- Sphere
- Segment
- Pi
- Positive
- Angle
- Radius
- Minimum
- Pathogen
- Offset
- Pathology
- Locus
- Photon
- Cube
Adjective
Wiktionary
PARABOLA, noun. (geometry) The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).
PARABOLA, noun. (rhetoric) The explicit drawing of a parallel between two essentially dissimilar things, especially with a moral or didactic purpose. A parable.
Dictionary definition
PARABOLA, noun. A plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve.
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