What does parabolic mean?
Definitions for parabolic
ˌpær əˈbɒl ɪkpar·a·bol·ic
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Princeton's WordNet
parabolic, parabolicaladjective
resembling or expressed by parables
parabolic, parabolicaladjective
having the form of a parabola
Wiktionary
parabolicnoun
A parabolic function, equation etc
parabolicadjective
Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid
parabolicadjective
Of or pertaining to a parable
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parabolic
Parabolic is generally used to describe something that follows, represents, or is in the shape of a parabola - a symmetrical curve or U-shaped curve, in mathematics, art, or various other contexts. It can also mean relevant to or involving a parabola or a parabolic mirror or reflector, in physics and engineering. In finance, it can refer to a situation where the value of something drastically increases, forming a curve that looks like a parabola.
Webster Dictionary
Parabolicadjective
alt. of Parabolical
Entomology
Parabolic
elongately rounded.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of parabolic in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of parabolic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of parabolic in a Sentence
My big hang-up here is when the curve does start to flatten, that doesn't mean we can return to normal human and economic behavior, if we do return to normal human and economic behavior, we risk the chance the curve goes parabolic again. Just from the perspective of how long this potentially can last, there's still a great deal of uncertainty.
The motion of' Oumuamua didn't simply follow gravity along a parabolic orbit as we would expect from an asteroid, but visually, it hasn't ever displayed any of the cometlike characteristics we'd expect. There is no discernable coma -- the cloud of ice, dust and gas that surrounds active comets -- nor a dust tail or gas jets.
Cannabis is not going to have parabolic growth, there is a lot of hope and enthusiasm.
It's a parabolic surge before the burst. It doesn't reflect the real economy, the property market may cause a serious detribalization of the Chinese banking sector.
Parabolic manias go until they don't, when the mania goes, they get crushed. They don't just go down.
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