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parabola

pa·ra·bola

UK/pəˈɹæb.ə.lə/ US/pɜrˈæbʌlʌ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve

Origin

Borrowed from New Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), from παραβάλλω (parabállō, “to set side by side”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”). Doublet of parable, parole, and palaver.

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