parabolic

Example Sentences

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The stock market was relatively calm in the weeks leading up to its late-October high, in contrast to the parabolic increase that you’d expect if tops were the opposite of bottoms.

From Barron's

But a rainy weather forecast means the sun's rays will not be able to light the parabolic mirror used by actresses in the garb of ancient priestesses.

From Barron's

The balloon also had a parabolic dish measuring 1.2 meters in diameter, several unidentified sensors and a possible mast antenna, the Post said.

From Reuters

Close spy plane photographs of the balloon payload reveal a parabolic dish, sensors and solar panels that can generate up to 10,000 watts of power.

From Washington Post

Suppose you throw a ball in the air: the parabolic trajectory that it follows can be represented as the solution of a differential equation.

From Scientific American