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(pærəbɒlɪk)

adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A parabolic object or curve is shaped like a parabola.

...a parabolic mirror.

Synonyms: allegorical, symbolic, figurative, metaphoric More Synonyms of parabolic

parabolic in British English 1

(ˌpærəˈbɒlɪk)

adjective

of, relating to, or shaped like a parabola

shaped like a paraboloid

a parabolic mirror

parabolic in British English 2

(ˌpærəˈbɒlɪk) or parabolical (ˌpærəˈbɒlɪkəl)

adjective

of or resembling a parable

Derived forms

parabolically (ˌparaˈbolically)

adverb

parabolic in American English 1

(ˌpærəˈbɑlɪk)

adjective

of, in the form of, or expressed by a parable

: also ˌparaˈbolical

Derived forms

parabolically (ˌparaˈbolically)

adverb

Word origin

LL parabolicus < LGr parabolikos

parabolic in American English 2

(ˌpærəˈbɑlɪk)

adjective

of or like a parabola

bowl-shaped, as a reflector, antenna, or microphone, so that sections parallel to the plane of symmetry are parabolas

Derived forms

parabolically (ˌparaˈbolically)

adverb

Examples of 'parabolic' in a sentence
parabolic

++ nearly perfect parabolic dish fully thirty meters in diameter.

(adjective) in the sense of allegorical

Synonyms

allegorical

the allegorical novel `The Master and Margarita'

symbolic

symbolic representations of landscape

figurative

both the literal and figurative sense

metaphoric

Additional synonyms

in the sense of figurative

Definition

(of language) abstract, imaginative, or symbolic

both the literal and figurative sense

Synonyms

symbolical,

representative,

abstract,

allegorical,

typical,

tropical,

imaginative,

ornate,

descriptive,

fanciful,

pictorial,

metaphorical,

flowery,

florid,

poetical,

emblematical

in the sense of symbolic

Definition

of or relating to a symbol or symbols

symbolic representations of landscape

Synonyms

figurative,

representative,

allegorical,

illustrative,

allusive,

connotative

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单词	parabolic
释义	Trends of parabolic View usage for: parabolic (pærəbɒlɪk) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A parabolic object or curve is shaped like a parabola. ...a parabolic mirror. Synonyms: allegorical, symbolic, figurative, metaphoric More Synonyms of parabolic parabolic in British English 1 (ˌpærəˈbɒlɪk) adjective 1. of, relating to, or shaped like a parabola 2. shaped like a paraboloid a parabolic mirror parabolic in British English 2 (ˌpærəˈbɒlɪk) or parabolical (ˌpærəˈbɒlɪkəl) adjective of or resembling a parable Derived forms parabolically (ˌparaˈbolically) adverb parabolic in American English 1 (ˌpærəˈbɑlɪk) adjective of, in the form of, or expressed by a parable : also ˌparaˈbolical Derived forms parabolically (ˌparaˈbolically) adverb Word origin LL parabolicus < LGr parabolikos parabolic in American English 2 (ˌpærəˈbɑlɪk) adjective 1. of or like a parabola 2. bowl-shaped, as a reflector, antenna, or microphone, so that sections parallel to the plane of symmetry are parabolas Derived forms parabolically (ˌparaˈbolically) adverb Examples of 'parabolic' in a sentence parabolic ++ nearly perfect parabolic dish fully thirty meters in diameter. Clancy, Tom CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1989) (adjective) in the sense of allegorical Synonyms allegorical the allegorical novel `The Master and Margarita' symbolic symbolic representations of landscape figurative both the literal and figurative sense metaphoric Additional synonyms in the sense of figurative Definition (of language) abstract, imaginative, or symbolic both the literal and figurative sense Synonyms symbolical, representative, abstract, allegorical, typical, tropical, imaginative, ornate, descriptive, fanciful, pictorial, metaphorical, flowery, florid, poetical, emblematical in the sense of symbolic Definition of or relating to a symbol or symbols symbolic representations of landscape Synonyms figurative, representative, allegorical, illustrative, allusive, connotative Nearby words of parabolic par par for the course parable parabolic parade paradigm paradisal Synonyms of 'parabolic' parabolic Explore 'parabolic' in the dictionary
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