Definitions

parabola

[puh-rab-uh-luh] / pəˈræb ə lə /

NOUN

curve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arc arch contour loop trajectory

STRONG

ambit bend bight bow camber catenary chord circle circuit circumference compass concavity crook curlicue curvature ellipse festoon flexure hairpin half-moon helix horseshoe hyperbola incurvation incurvature meniscus ogee quirk round sinuosity sweep swerve turn vault whorl

WEAK

curvation rondure

Antonyms

WEAK

line

Example Sentences

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The venue will sit on part of a vacant site previously earmarked for housing after the company purchased it from developer Parabola.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2023

Parabola with and directrix units below the pole.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Parabola with and directrix units to the right of the pole.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

The very funny Swamp Juice stops off at the Parabola in Cheltenham and Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing plays the main house at Oxford Playhouse.

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2012

Guy gave her his old mathematical books, and Charlie always calls her Miss Parabola.'

From The Heir of Redclyffe by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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