parabolic reflector

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Consider the parabolic reflector described by equation z = 20x2 + 20y2.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

If the surface of a parabolic reflector is described by equation 400z = x2 + y2, find the focal point of the reflector.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

For instance, given the diameter and focus of a cross-section of a parabolic reflector, we can find an equation that models its sides.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

Near the "sender" but unknown to him was installed a six-foot parabolic reflector to project any unconscious whispering toward the "receiver."

From Time Magazine Archive

These wheels," he was saying, "line up the parabolic reflector with the Pluto signal, you see.

From Hanging by a Thread by Garrett, Randall