parabolen.

Brit.

/pəˈrabəli/,

/pəˈrabl̩i/, U.S.

/pəˈræbəli/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek παραβολή.

Etymology: < ancient Greek παραβολή comparison, analogy (see parable n.). Compare earlier parabola n. and discussion at that entry.

Now rare.

1. Mathematics. = parabola n. 1a – 1c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > geometry > curve > [noun] > conic section > parabola

parabola1559

parabolic1657

parabole1676

1676 J. Glanvill Ess. iii. 12 Perseus..enrich'd Geometry with the Invention of three kinds of Crooked Lines, the Parabole, Hyperbole, and Ellipsis.

1684 T. Baker Geom. Key 10 Though no necessity of invoking a Parabole..to midwife forth the two first classes of Equations.

1847 Sci. Amer. 12 June 302/2 The form of a parabole (conic) has been found to be the best.

1874 Manufacturer & Builder 6 205/3 The difference between the two forms becomes apparent, as the parabole differs from the circle.

1922 Isis 4 580 The translation of a memoir on the measurement of the parabole by Thābit ibn Qurra.

1966 R. Graves 17 Poems missing from Love Respelt 13 Pools of light..Grew crescent-shaped like moons—dizzying us With paraboles of colour.

2. Rhetoric. A comparison, a simile; metaphorical speech. See earlier parabola n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

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

ylikenessOE

likenessc1175

comparisona1382

similec1400

similitudec1400

resemblancec1405

analogya1536

likening1573

parabola1577

icon1589

parabole1828

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Parabole, in oratory, similitude; comparison.

1904 N.E.D. at Parabolic Of or pertaining to parabole; metaphorical.

1943 J. T. Shipley Dict. World Lit. 422/1 Parabole, a metaphor, in the broadest sense, as basic in all poetry.

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

单词	parabole
释义	parabolen. Brit. /pəˈrabəli/, /pəˈrabl̩i/, U.S. /pəˈræbəli/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek παραβολή. Etymology: < ancient Greek παραβολή comparison, analogy (see parable n.). Compare earlier parabola n. and discussion at that entry. Now rare. 1. Mathematics. = parabola n. 1a – 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > curve > [noun] > conic section > parabola parabola1559 parabolic1657 parabole1676 1676 J. Glanvill Ess. iii. 12 Perseus..enrich'd Geometry with the Invention of three kinds of Crooked Lines, the Parabole, Hyperbole, and Ellipsis. 1684 T. Baker Geom. Key 10 Though no necessity of invoking a Parabole..to midwife forth the two first classes of Equations. 1847 Sci. Amer. 12 June 302/2 The form of a parabole (conic) has been found to be the best. 1874 Manufacturer & Builder 6 205/3 The difference between the two forms becomes apparent, as the parabole differs from the circle. 1922 Isis 4 580 The translation of a memoir on the measurement of the parabole by Thābit ibn Qurra. 1966 R. Graves 17 Poems missing from Love Respelt 13 Pools of light..Grew crescent-shaped like moons—dizzying us With paraboles of colour. 2. Rhetoric. A comparison, a simile; metaphorical speech. See earlier parabola n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > simile ylikenessOE likenessc1175 comparisona1382 similec1400 similitudec1400 resemblancec1405 analogya1536 likening1573 parabola1577 icon1589 parabole1828 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Parabole, in oratory, similitude; comparison. 1904 N.E.D. at Parabolic Of or pertaining to parabole; metaphorical. 1943 J. T. Shipley Dict. World Lit. 422/1 Parabole, a metaphor, in the broadest sense, as basic in all poetry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1676
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