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parabola
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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parabola (geom.) plane curve formed by the intersection of a cone by a plane parallel to a side of the cone. XVI. — modL. — Gr.
parabolḗ juxtaposition, application; see prec.
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parabolic pert. to parable, metaphorical XVII. — late L. — late Gr.; pert. to a parabola XVIII.
parabolical (in both senses) XVI.
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parabola
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Graphs and Effects of Parameter Changes
Book article from: Mathematics
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