Associations to the word «Parabola»
Noun
- Vertex
- Reflector
- Eccentricity
- Gnu
- Infinity
- Axis
- Trajectory
- Projectile
- Curve
- Symmetry
- Libre
- Curvature
- Cone
- Approximation
- Degenerate
- Parable
- Equation
- Allegory
- Parentage
- Triangle
- Planck
- Chord
- Placebo
- Geometry
- Exhaustion
- Phylogeny
- Linux
- Arc
- Parity
- Pascal
- Comet
- Schism
- Orbit
- Integral
- Panda
- Hoax
- Galileo
- Circle
- Graph
- Pelican
- Coordinate
- Calculus
- Focus
- Nebula
- Intersection
- Zero
- Antenna
- Partridge
- Linkage
- Axe
- Plane
- Perch
- Diagram
- Arch
- Parkinson
- Mathematician
- Sphere
- Segment
- Pi
- Positive
- Angle
- Radius
- Minimum
- Pathogen
- Offset
- Pathology
- Locus
- Photon
- Cube
Adjective
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).
PARABOLA, noun. (rhetoric) The explicit drawing of a parallel between two essentially dissimilar things, especially with a moral or didactic purpose. A parable.
Dictionary definition
PARABOLA, noun. A plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve.
Wise words
Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one
good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible,
speak a few sensible words.