parabola
The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a…The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).
» What are the zeros of this parabola?
Was sind die Nullstellen dieser Parabel? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Welche Nullstellen hat diese Parabel? — Waldelfe
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2 sensesThe conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).
Parabel
пара́болаparábola
пара́болаparábola
a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve
(rhetoric)Synonym of parable.
Examples
2 sentencesWhat are the zeros of this parabola?
deWas sind die Nullstellen dieser Parabel? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
All parabolas are similar.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from New Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), from παραβάλλω (Borrowed from New Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), from παραβάλλω (parabállō, “to set side by side”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”). Doublet of parable, parole, and palaver.
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Forms
plural: parabolas / parabolaeSynonyms
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1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular