English-Thai Dictionary

parabolic

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ เส้นโค้ง วงกลม  เหมือน เส้นโค้ง  kiao-kab-sen-kong-wong-klum

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PARABOLIC, PARABOLICAL

a.Expressed by parable or allegorical representation; as parabolical instruction or description. 1. [from parabola. ] Having the form of a parabola; as a parabolic curve.

 

PARABOLICALLY

adv. By way of parable. 1. In the form of a parabola.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PARABOLIC; PARABOLICAL

Par `a *bol "ic, Par `a *bol "ic *al, a. Etym: [Gr. parabolique. See Parable. ]

 

1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.

 

2. Etym: [From Parabola. ] (Geom.) (a ) Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve. (b ) Generated by the revolution of a parabola, or by a line that moves on a parabola as a directing curve; as, a parabolic conoid. Parabolic conoid, a paraboloid; a conoid whose directing curve is a parabola. See Conoid. -- Parabolic mirror (Opt. ), a mirror having a paraboloidal surface which gives for parallel rays (as those from very distant objects ) images free from aberration. It is used in reflecting telescopes. -- Parabolic spindle, the solid generated by revolving the portion of a parabola cut off by a line drawn at right angles to the axis of the curve, about that line as an axis. -- Parabolic spiral, a spiral curve conceived to be formed by the periphery of a semiparabola when its axis is wrapped about a circle; also, any other spiral curve having an analogy to the parabola.

 

PARABOLICALLY

PARABOLICALLY Par `a *bol "ic *al *ly, adv.

 

1. By way of parable; in a parabolic manner.

 

2. In the form of a parabola.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

parabolic

par a bol ic |ˌparəˈbälik ˈˌpɛrəˈbɑlɪk | ▶adjective 1 of or like a parabola or part of one. 2 of or expressed in parables: parabolic teaching. DERIVATIVES par a bol i cal adjective, par a bol i cal ly |-(ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek parabolikos, from parabolē ‘application ’ (see parabola ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

parabolic

parabolic |ˌparəˈbɒlɪk | ▶adjective 1 of or like a parabola or part of one. 2 of or expressed in parables: parabolic teaching. DERIVATIVES parabolical adjective, parabolically adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek parabolikos, from parabolē ‘application ’ (see parabola ).

 

Spanish Dictionary

parabólico, -ca

parabólico, -ca adjetivo 1 De la parábola o relacionado con este tipo de narración :la película es la continuación de un parabólico cuento cruel sobre el carácter patológico de la cultura tradicional .2 Que tiene forma o figura de parábola o curva abierta :reflector parabólico .3 adjetivo /nombre femenino [antena ] Que capta las ondas que recibe desde un satélite y permite sintonizar emisoras de radio y de televisión situadas a gran distancia .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado de parábola (V.). La acepción ‘que tiene forma o figura de parábola ’ surge de la acepción matemática de parábola a partir del empleo del término en física y óptica .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

parabolic

par a bol ic /pæ̀rəbɑ́lɪk |-bɔ́l -/形容詞 〘数 〙放物線 (状 )の .