Associations to the word «Parabola»
Noun
- Shape
- Envelope
- Gravity
- Parallel
- Equilibrium
- Parameter
- Section
- Equal
- Parasite
- Diameter
- Newton
- Physical
- Theorem
- Velocity
- Physiology
- Mirror
- Peptide
- Cylinder
- Pigeon
- Calculation
- Integer
- Slope
- Variable
- Knot
- Geology
- Path
- Pike
- Line
- Detector
- Dove
- Sweep
- Hearing
- Point
- Lens
- Particle
- Constant
- Penguin
- Pepper
- Motion
- Formula
- Distance
- Antiquity
- Length
- Worm
- Burst
- Square
- If
- Dimension
- Method
- Construct
- Flight
- Surface
- Solution
- Orientation
- Bc
- Yield
- Ratio
- Shell
- Travelling
- Suspension
- Atmosphere
- Function
- Arrow
- Correspondence
- Feed
- Beam
- Width
Adjective
Adverb
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.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.