- (a.) Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.
- (a.) Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining to or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve.
- (a.) Generated by the revolution of a parabola or by a line that moves on a parabola as a directing curve; as, a parabolic conoid.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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