Parabolic (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Resembling or expressed by parables.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
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Meaning 2
Having the form of a parabola.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The curve of the projectile's trajectory was parabolic as it arced through the air.
- The architect designed a parabolic arch to span the wide entrance of the stadium.
- The dish's surface was a precise parabolic shape to collect and focus radio signals from space.
- In math class, they graphed the quadratic function and observed its parabolic shape on the coordinate plane.
- The reflective curve of the mirror had to be perfectly parabolic to concentrate sunlight onto the focal point.