adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ pa-r ə - ' bä-lik
Function: adjective
Etymology: in sense 1, from Late Latin parabola parable; in sense 2, from New Latin parabola
Date: 1669
1 : expressed by or being a parable : ALLEGORICAL
2 : of, having the form of, or relating to a parabola <motion in a parabolic curve>
– par · a · bol · i · cal · ly \ -li-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb