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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek παραβολικός (parabolikós).
Pronunciation
Adjective
parabolic (not comparable)
- (chiefly mathematics) Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
- Coordinate terms: linear, hyperbolic
- (rhetoric) Of or pertaining to a parable.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
of or pertaining to a parabola or paraboloid
of or pertaining to a parable
Noun
parabolic (plural parabolics)
- (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)
- (mathematics) parabolic
- (literature) parabolic
Declension