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Definitions for Parabola

[1] a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to a generator of the cone; the set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed point in the same plane or in a parallel plane. Equation: y 2 = 2px or x 2 = 2py.
[2] a conic section formed by the intersection of a cone by a plane parallel to its side. Standard equation: y ² = 4 ax , where 2 a is the distance between focus and directrix

Words related to Parabola

trajectory, arc, arch, contour, loop, swerve, sweep, hairpin, crook, bend, whorl, ambit, concavity, circle, quirk, curvature, festoon, bight, compass, circumference

Words nearby Parabola

parabiosis, parablast, parable, parablepsia, parables, parabola, parabolic, parabolic aerial, parabolic antenna, parabolic mirror, parabolize

Origin of Parabola

1570–80; < New Latin < Greek parabolḗ an application. See parable

Word origin for Parabola

C16: via New Latin from Greek parabolē a setting alongside; see parable

Synonyms for Parabola

arc, arch, contour, loop, trajectory, ambit, bend, bight, bow, camber, catenary, chord, circle, circuit, circumference, compass, concavity, crook, curlicue, curvature, ellipse, festoon, flexure, hairpin, half-moon, helix, horseshoe, hyperbola, incurvation, incurvature, meniscus, ogee, quirk, round, sinuosity, sweep, swerve, turn, vault, whorl, curvation, rondure