Definitions
a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve
Word 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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01“U-shaped curve”8 letters
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