noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An aeroplane is flown on a specifically curved path-a parabola .
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Distance a locates the focus of the parabola on the x axis.
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For the path to be an exact parabola the direction of the force acting must not change.
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However the results give an approximate parabola with a minimum in the range of voltages studied.
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Modern architects are moving away from the divinity of the right angle to rhomboids, to rounded spaces and parabolas.
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Properties of a parabola All parabolas are similar.
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The parabola has the important property of reflecting to its focus all lines parallel to the x axis.
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The starlings were disturbed, swirling around in S-shapes and parabolas and unexpected clusters.