parabolicallyadv.

Brit.

/ˌparəˈbɒlᵻkli/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrəˈbɑlək(ə)li/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: parabolical adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < parabolical adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier parably adv.

1. In a parabolical manner; using parable, allegory, or simile; metaphorically.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [adverb] > allegorically

parablyc1384

secretlyc1430

allegorically1538

parable-wise1573

mystically1586

parabolically1615

Aesopically1960

1615 W. Bedwell tr. Mohammedis Imposturæ ii. §63 They are spoken parabolically.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. ii. ii. 86 The latter was parabolically spoken.

1828 T. Carlyle Goethe's Helena in Foreign Rev. 1 466 This doctrine is to be stated emblematically and parabolically.

1875 J. G. Wood Man & Beast 11/1 They are written symbolically or parabolically.

1949 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 10 358 His abandonment of further dialectic that he may cite a familiar pious legend as presenting the case parabolically.

1994 P. O'Brian Commodore (1996) v. 111 The utter impossibility of playing the kind intervening friend who puts everything right with a few quiet, understanding words, perhaps conveyed parabolically.

2. Geometry. In the manner of a parabola; in a parabolic form.

ΚΠ

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Parabolically, in the form of a parabola.

1870 Littell's Living Age 17 Dec. 768/2 The spherical or parabolically curved glasses.

1929 Proc. Royal Soc. 125 237 The theory predicts a distribution of spectral intensity not exponentially falling off about the maximum but parabolically.

1987 R. A. Thompson & L. S. Thompson Egoshell ii. C-iii. 147 The most common radiotelescopes use parabolically shaped reflectors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parabolically
释义	parabolicallyadv. Brit. /ˌparəˈbɒlᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈbɑlək(ə)li/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: parabolical adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < parabolical adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier parably adv. 1. In a parabolical manner; using parable, allegory, or simile; metaphorically. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [adverb] > allegorically parablyc1384 secretlyc1430 allegorically1538 parable-wise1573 mystically1586 parabolically1615 Aesopically1960 1615 W. Bedwell tr. Mohammedis Imposturæ ii. §63 They are spoken parabolically. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. ii. ii. 86 The latter was parabolically spoken. View more context for this quotation 1828 T. Carlyle Goethe's Helena in Foreign Rev. 1 466 This doctrine is to be stated emblematically and parabolically. 1875 J. G. Wood Man & Beast 11/1 They are written symbolically or parabolically. 1949 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 10 358 His abandonment of further dialectic that he may cite a familiar pious legend as presenting the case parabolically. 1994 P. O'Brian Commodore (1996) v. 111 The utter impossibility of playing the kind intervening friend who puts everything right with a few quiet, understanding words, perhaps conveyed parabolically. 2. Geometry. In the manner of a parabola; in a parabolic form. ΚΠ 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Parabolically, in the form of a parabola. 1870 Littell's Living Age 17 Dec. 768/2 The spherical or parabolically curved glasses. 1929 Proc. Royal Soc. 125 237 The theory predicts a distribution of spectral intensity not exponentially falling off about the maximum but parabolically. 1987 R. A. Thompson & L. S. Thompson Egoshell ii. C-iii. 147 The most common radiotelescopes use parabolically shaped reflectors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1615
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