parabola
/pəˈɹæb.ə.lə/
parabola noun: 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
parabola (plural parabolas or parabolae or parabolæ)
- 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).
- And it saves his life. As he's buzzing down a curving, narrow canal, a narrow green parabola appears hanging across the water in front of him, suddenly rising out of the water and snapping into a perfectly straight line at neck level.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 387
- Synonym of parable.
- Synonyms:
- parable
parabola meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
parabola in Hindi
- a conic section
- परवलय paravlay
parabola in Tamil
- பரவளையம், பரவளைவு
parabola in Marathi
- a conic section
- परवलय paravlay
parabola in Urdu
- شلجمی
More languagesFewer languages
- parabola in Bengali
- পরাবৃত্ত porabritto
- parabola in Telugu
- పరావలయం parāvalayaṁ
- parabola in Malayalam
- പരവലയം paravalayaṁ
- parabola in Gujarati
- પરવલય parvalya
- parabola in Arabic
- قَطْعٌ مُكَافِئ qaṭʕun mukāfiʔ, شَلْجَمِيّ šaljamiyy, عَدَسِي ʕadasī
- parabola in Persian
- سهمی sahmi
- parabola in Thai
- พาราโบลา paa-raa-boo-lâa
- parabola in Vietnamese
- parabôn
Synonyms of parabola
Forms of parabola
| plural | parabolas |
|---|---|
| plural | parabolae |
| plural | parabolæ |
Origin of parabola
Borrowed from New Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), from παραβάλλω (parabállō, “to set side by side”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”). Doublet of parable, parole, and palaver.
Words formed from parabola
Questions about parabola
- What does parabola mean?
- Parabola means 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).
- What is parabola in Hindi?
- Parabola in Hindi is परवलय (paravlay). See Parabola meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is parabola?
- Parabola is a noun.
- How do you pronounce parabola?
- Parabola is pronounced /pəˈɹæb.ə.lə/.
- What is the plural of parabola?
- The plural of parabola is parabolas.
Words near parabola in the dictionary
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