parabolic

[Gr. parabolikos, from para bole = a comparison, a parabola; Fr. parabolique; ital. & Sp. parabolico.] 1. Ord. Lang.: Pertaining to a parable; of the nature of a parable; expre ed by a parable or figure; parabolical, allegorical. 2. Conic sections : Pertaining to or having the form or nature of a parabola. parabolic-conoid, s. [PARABOLOID.] parabolic-curve, substantive. An algebraic curve of which the equation is of the form of y = a + bx + cx2 + dx3 + ex