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| pa·rab·o·la [ pə rábbələ ] (plural pa·rab·o·las) |
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mathematical curve: a curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to its side
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| [Late 16th century. Via modern Latin< Greek parabolē "application, comparison" (see parable); from the relationship between the section of a cone that forms the parabola and part of the cone's surface] |
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