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
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