Definitions from 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).
▸ noun: (rhetoric) The explicit drawing of a parallel between two essentially dissimilar things, especially with a moral or didactic purpose. A parable.
cubic parabola,
cubical parabola,
semicubical parabola,
parabola magazine,
helicoid parabola,
more...
▸ Words similar to Parabola
▸ Usage examples for Parabola
▸ Idioms related to Parabola
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing Parabola
▸ Words that often appear near Parabola
▸ Rhymes of Parabola
▸ Invented words related to 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).
▸ noun: (rhetoric) The explicit drawing of a parallel between two essentially dissimilar things, especially with a moral or didactic purpose. A parable.
Similar:
hyperbola,
paraboloid,
conic section,
ellipse,
conjugate axis,
conoid,
paraboloid of revolution,
conchoid,
circumconic,
applicate,
more...
Opposite:
Types:
Phrases:
Adjectives:
▸ Word origin▸ Words similar to Parabola
▸ Usage examples for Parabola
▸ Idioms related to Parabola
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing Parabola
▸ Words that often appear near Parabola
▸ Rhymes of Parabola
▸ Invented words related to Parabola