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parabola []

parabola [pˈɑrɑbolɑ]

n paraabeli [pˈaɹaːbˌelɪ]

n (geometry) The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).

n (rhetoric) The explicit drawing of a parallel between two essentially dissimilar things, especially with a moral or didactic purpose. A parable.