noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek parabolē, literally, comparison Date: 1579 a plane curve generated by a point moving so that its distance from a fixed point is equal to its distance from a fixed line ; the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to an element of the cone, something bowl-shaped (as an antenna or microphone reflector)
PARABOLA
Meaning of PARABOLA in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012