parabolic
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adjective
of, pertaining to, or involving a parable.
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Parabolic
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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parabolic1 (ˌpærəˈbɒlɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or shaped like a parabola |
| 2. | shaped like a paraboloid: a parabolic mirror |
| parabolic or parabolical2 (ˌpærəˈbɒlɪk) | |
| —adj | |
| of or resembling a parable | |
| parabolical or parabolical2 | |
| —adj | |
| para'bolically or parabolical2 | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
Observe before you project yourself on a parabolic trajectory.
Across his screen dances a severely parabolic graph, each plot point representing a price controlled by a different bot.
In many cases these are cast ceramic parabolic mirrors.
These would be collected by gigantic parabolic antennae, likely to be located in restricted areas at sea or on dam reservoirs.
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