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parabola

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parabola /pəˈræbələ/ noun
plural parabolas
parabola
/pəˈræbələ/
noun
plural parabolas
Britannica Dictionary definition of PARABOLA
[count] technical
: a curve that is shaped like the path of something that is thrown forward and high in the air and falls back to the ground sometimes used figuratively

— parabolic

/ˌperəˈbɑːlɪk/ adjective