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Parabola
Pa-rab′o-la
,Noun.
pl.
Parabolas
(#)
. [NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK]; – so called because its axis is parallel to the side of the cone. See
Parable
, and cf. Parabole
.] (Geom.)
(a)
A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of which is equally distant from a fixed point, called the focus, and a fixed straight line, called the directrix. See
Focus
. (b)
One of a group of curves defined by the equation
y = ax
where n is a positive whole number or a positive fraction. For the n
cubical parabola
n = 3; for the semicubical parabola
n = 3⁄2. See under Cubical
, and Semicubical
. The parabolas have infinite branches, but no rectilineal asymptotes. Webster 1828 Edition
Parabola
PARAB'OLA
,Noun.
Definition 2025
parabola
parabola
English
a parabola
Noun
parabola (plural parabolas or parabolae or parabolæ)
- (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).
- (rhetoric) The explicit drawing of a parallel between two essentially dissimilar things, especially with a moral or didactic purpose. A parable.
Translations
a conic section
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References
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɒrɒbolɒ]
- Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧bo‧la
Noun
parabola (plural parabolák)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | parabola | parabolák |
| accusative | parabolát | parabolákat |
| dative | parabolának | paraboláknak |
| instrumental | parabolával | parabolákkal |
| causal-final | paraboláért | parabolákért |
| translative | parabolává | parabolákká |
| terminative | paraboláig | parabolákig |
| essive-formal | parabolaként | parabolákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | parabolában | parabolákban |
| superessive | parabolán | parabolákon |
| adessive | parabolánál | paraboláknál |
| illative | parabolába | parabolákba |
| sublative | parabolára | parabolákra |
| allative | parabolához | parabolákhoz |
| elative | parabolából | parabolákból |
| delative | paraboláról | parabolákról |
| ablative | parabolától | paraboláktól |
| Possessive forms of parabola | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | parabolám | paraboláim |
| 2nd person sing. | parabolád | paraboláid |
| 3rd person sing. | parabolája | parabolái |
| 1st person plural | parabolánk | paraboláink |
| 2nd person plural | parabolátok | paraboláitok |
| 3rd person plural | parabolájuk | paraboláik |
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Compare parola.
Noun
parabola f (plural parabole)
Synonyms
- (satellite dish) parabolica, antenna parabolica
Related terms
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /paˈra.bo.la/, [paˈra.bɔ.ɫa]
Noun
parabola f (genitive parabolae); first declension
- A comparison, illustration, likeness
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) An allegorical relation, parable; proverb; taunting speech or any speech.
- (Medieval Latin) word
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | parabola | parabolae |
| genitive | parabolae | parabolārum |
| dative | parabolae | parabolīs |
| accusative | parabolam | parabolās |
| ablative | parabolā | parabolīs |
| vocative | parabola | parabolae |
Synonyms
- (comparison): aequiparantia, collātiō, comparātiō, similitūdō
Derived terms
- parabolicē
Descendants
Descendants
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References
- parabola in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- PARABOLA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.raˈbɔ.la/
Noun
parabola f
Declension
declension of parabola