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parabolic

/pˌɛɹəbˈɑlɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
par-a-bol-ic
IPA
/pˌɛɹəbˈɑlɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.

adj

Of or pertaining to a parable.

adj

Of a leaf: ovate-oblong or ovate, obtuse and contracted below the apex.

noun

A parabolic function, equation etc.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παραβολικός (parabolikós).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: παραβολικός

Inflected Forms

more parabolic (comparative) most parabolic (superlative) parabolical (alternative) parabolics (plural)

Derived Forms

mirabolic nonparabolic parabolically parabolicity parabolicness semiparabolic

Phrases

parabolic comet parabolic cup parabolic mirror parabolic reflector

Frequently Paired Words

linear hyperbolic

Synonyms

parabolical

Rhymes With

alcoholic non-alcoholic symbolic metabolic hyperbolic anabolic melancholic folic frolic workaholic vitriolic phenolic

Questions

How do you pronounce parabolic?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˌɛɹəbˈɑlɪk/.
What does parabolic mean?
Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
Where does parabolic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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