parabolic

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Definition

From Ancient Greek παραβολικός (parabolikós).

He recognized it as a parabolic microphone. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
Its main parabolic arch is a 500 foot span while the total length is 650 feet. — An African Adventure, Isaac Frederick Marcosson
Had the elevation of the parabolic mirror been a few yards higher, none could have lived to tell the tale. — The war of the worlds, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

parabolical

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