parabolic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective resembling or expressed by parables
    parabolical.
  2. adjective satellite having the form of a parabola
    parabolical.

WordNet

Par`a*bol"ic, Par`a*bol"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Parabolic
  • Parabolical
)
Etymology
Gr. figurative: cf. F. parabolique. See Parable.
Definitions
  1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.
  2. From Parabola. (Geom.) (a) Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve. (b) Generated by the revolution of a parabola, or by a line that moves on a parabola as a directing curve; as, a parabolic conoid.

Webster 1913