parabola

A geometrical figure formed by the section of a cone when cut by a plane parallel to its side.

← para × parade →

parabola
părăbŏla, ae, and părăbŏlē, ēs, f., = παραβολή, a comparison. I Lit.: in omni parabole aut praecedi...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Parabola
·noun One of a group of curves defined by the equation y = axn where n is a positive whole number or...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language