parábola
61parabola — A plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the cone. A plane curve formed by the locus of points equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed point not on the line. (pr. pe ra be le) …
62parabola — [pə rab(ə)lə] noun (plural parabolas or parabolae li:) a symmetrical open plane curve of the kind formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to its side. Origin C16: mod. L., from Gk parabolē placing side by side, application ,… …
63parabola — para/bola (1) s. f. 1. (di proiettile) traiettoria 2. (est.) corso, andamento, percorso, curva, evoluzione. para/bola (2) s. f. (del Vangelo) racconto morale, allegoria, apologo …
64parabola — noun (C) technical a curve in the shape of the imaginary line a ball makes when it is thrown high in the air and comes down a little distance away parabolic adjective …
65parabola — pa·rab·o·la …
66parabola — pa•rab•o•la [[t]pəˈræb ə lə[/t]] n. pl. las math. a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to a generator of the cone; the set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed… …
67parabola — /pəˈræbələ / (say puh rabuhluh) noun Geometry a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to a generator of the cone. {New Latin, from Greek parabolē. See parable} …
68parabola — n. an open plane curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to its side, resembling the path of a projectile under the action of gravity. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk parabole placing side by side, comparison (as PARA (1), bole a… …
69cubical parabola — Parabola Pa*rab o*la, n.; pl. {Parabolas}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; so called because its axis is parallel to the side of the cone. See {Parable}, and cf. {Parabole}.] (Geom.) (a) A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the intersection of… …
70semicubical parabola — Parabola Pa*rab o*la, n.; pl. {Parabolas}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; so called because its axis is parallel to the side of the cone. See {Parable}, and cf. {Parabole}.] (Geom.) (a) A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the intersection of… …
