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Definitions for parabolic
ˌpær əˈbɒl ɪkpar·a·bol·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. parabolic, parabolicaladjective

    resembling or expressed by parables

  2. parabolic, parabolicaladjective

    having the form of a parabola

Wiktionary

  1. parabolicnoun

    A parabolic function, equation etc

  2. parabolicadjective

    Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid

  3. parabolicadjective

    Of or pertaining to a parable

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  1. 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

  1. Parabolicadjective

    alt. of Parabolical

Entomology

  1. Parabolic

    elongately rounded.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of parabolic in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of parabolic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of parabolic in a Sentence

  1. Yousef Abbasi:

    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.

  2. Matthew Knight:

    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.

  3. Rob Almeida:

    Cannabis is not going to have parabolic growth, there is a lot of hope and enthusiasm.

  4. Roshan Padmadan:

    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.

  5. Bill Smead:

    Parabolic manias go until they don't, when the mania goes, they get crushed. They don't just go down.

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