Parabolic
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Parabolic is an adjective meaning (rhetoric) Of or pertaining to a parable.
Meaning
(rhetoric) Of or pertaining to a parable.
More Meanings
- (botany) Of a leaf: ovate-oblong or ovate, obtuse and contracted below the apex.
- (mathematics) A parabolic function, equation etc.
- (chiefly mathematics) Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
Word Forms
- parabolical
- parabolics
Synonyms for parabolic
Depending on context, synonyms include rounded.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rounded, dish, concave, curving, curved, arching.
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