parabolic

See also: parabòlic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παραβολικός (parabolikós).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒlɪk

Adjective

parabolic (not comparable)

1. (chiefly mathematics) Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
2. (rhetoric) Of or pertaining to a parable.

Synonyms

• parabolical

Derived terms

• parabolic comet
• parabolic cup
• parabolic mirror
• parabolic reflector

 

Translations

of or pertaining to a parabola or paraboloid

• Bulgarian: параболичен (paraboličen)
• Catalan: parabòlic
• Czech: parabolický
• Dutch: parabolisch (nl)
• Finnish: parabolinen
• German: parabolisch (de)
• Hindi: परवलयिक (parvalyik)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: parabolsk

  Nynorsk: parabolsk

• Romanian: parabolic (ro)
• Spanish: parabólico (es)

of or pertaining to a parable

• Bulgarian: иносказателен (bg) (inoskazatelen)
• Catalan: parabòlic
• Czech: parabolický
• Finnish: paraabeliin liittyvä
• German: parabolisch (de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: parabolsk

  Nynorsk: parabolsk

• Romanian: parabolic (ro)
• Spanish: parabólico (es)

Noun

parabolic (plural parabolics)

1. (mathematics) A parabolic function, equation etc.

Translations

parabolic function, equation etc

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French parabolique. By surface analysis, parabolă +‎ -ic.

Adjective

parabolic m or n (feminine singular parabolică, masculine plural parabolici, feminine and neuter plural parabolice)

1. (mathematics) parabolic
2. (literature) parabolic

Declension

Declension of parabolic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	parabolic		parabolică	parabolici	parabolice
	definite	parabolicul		parabolica	parabolicii	parabolicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	parabolic		parabolice	parabolici	parabolice
	definite	parabolicului		parabolicei	parabolicilor	parabolicelor