parabola

Meanings

Plural: parabolae, parabolas, parabolæ

Noun

a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve
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).
Synonym of parable.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), from παραβάλλω (parabállō, “I set side by side”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”). Doublet of parable, parole, and palaver.

Synonyms

parable

Scrabble Score: 12

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Words With Friends Score: 15

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