Associations to the word «Parabola»
Noun
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
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.