parabolic

See also: parabòlic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παραβολικός (parabolikós).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɒlɪk

Adjective

parabolic (not comparable)

1. (chiefly mathematics) Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.

   Coordinate terms: linear, hyperbolic

2. (rhetoric) Of or pertaining to a parable.

Synonyms

• parabolical

Derived terms

• parabolic comet
• parabolic cup
• parabolic mirror
• parabolic reflector

 

Translations

of or pertaining to a parabola or paraboloid

• Bulgarian: параболичен (paraboličen)
• Catalan: parabòlic
• Czech: parabolický
• Dutch: parabolisch (nl)
• Finnish: parabolinen
• Galician: parabólico (gl)
• German: parabolisch (de)
• Hindi: परवलयिक (parvalyik)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: parabolsk

  Nynorsk: parabolsk

• Polish: paraboliczny (pl)
• Romanian: parabolic (ro)
• Spanish: parabólico (es)

of or pertaining to a parable

• Bulgarian: иносказателен (bg) (inoskazatelen)
• Catalan: parabòlic
• Czech: parabolický
• Finnish: paraabeliin liittyvä
• German: parabolisch (de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: parabolsk

  Nynorsk: parabolsk

• Romanian: parabolic (ro)
• Spanish: parabólico (es)

Noun

parabolic (plural parabolics)

1. (mathematics) A parabolic function, equation etc.

Translations

parabolic function, equation etc

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French parabolique. By surface analysis, parabolă +‎ -ic.

Adjective

parabolic m or n (feminine singular parabolică, masculine plural parabolici, feminine and neuter plural parabolice)

1. (mathematics) parabolic
2. (literature) parabolic

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	parabolic		parabolică		parabolici	parabolice
	definite	parabolicul		parabolica		parabolicii	parabolicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	parabolic		parabolice		parabolici	parabolice
	definite	parabolicului		parabolicei		parabolicilor	parabolicelor