parabola – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
parabola
n.
curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to its side (Mathematics)
Parabola
A
parabola (; plural
parabolas or
parabolae, adjective
parabolic, from ) is a two-dimensional,
mirror-symmetrical curve, which is approximately U-shaped when oriented as shown in the diagram below, but which can be in any orientation in its
plane. It fits any of several superficially different
mathematical descriptions which can all be proved to define curves of exactly the same
shape.
parabola
Noun
1. a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve
(hypernym) conic section, conic
parabola
n.
parabola, curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to its side (Mathematics); parable, allegory, symbolic story
parábola
nf.
parable, allegory, short tale that teaches a moral lesson; parabola, curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to its side (Mathematics)
