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🌀 Shaped like parabola 📖 Symbolic or allegorical
parabolical

parabolical

8.6
A U-shaped curve like the path of a thrown object
  • adjective
  • /ˌpærəˈbɑːlɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : parabólico
  • We studied the motion of an object following a parabolical trajectory.

Examples

  • The satellite's dish has a parabolical shape to focus the signal efficiently.

  • She drew a parabolical curve on the graph.

  • The architect designed a roof with a parabolical curve for aesthetic appeal.

  • The architect designed a parabolical structure for the new museum.

  • The satellite's dish has a parabolical shape to focus the signal efficiently.

  • The architect designed a roof with a parabolical curve for aesthetic appeal.

  • She drew a parabolical curve on the graph to represent the data's pattern.

Synonyms

parabolic
vsparabolical
  • Specialized
9 7.8

Shaped like a smooth U-shaped curve that focuses signals

has identical meaning but is formed with a different suffix

Surface Forms

parabolical positive

Morphology

parabolical = parabolic (transparent) = parabol + ical

The meaning is directly derived from 'parabolic', indicating a form related to a parabola.

Etymology

The word parabolical comes from the Greek word parabolē, made of para- 'beside' and ballein 'to throw'. Think of the path of a thrown object, like a ball, which makes a curved shape called a parabola, so parabolical means 'having the shape of that curve'.