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parabolic

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From Ancient Greek παραβολικός (parabolikós).

adjective more parabolic · most parabolic · parabolical

  1. Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
  2. rhetoric Of or pertaining to a parable.
  3. Of a leaf: ovate-oblong or ovate, obtuse and contracted below the apex.

noun parabolics · parabolical

  1. A parabolic function, equation etc.

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adj of or pertaining to a parabola or paraboloid

Españolparabólico
हिन्दीपरवलयिक parvalyik
Françaisparabolique
Deutschparabolisch
Românăparabolic

adj of or pertaining to a parable

Españolparabólico
Deutschparabolisch
Românăparabolic

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@misc{parabolic_2026,
  title = {parabolic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parabolic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}