parabola
noun/pəˈræbələ/
/pəˈræbələ/
(geometry)- a curve like the path of an object thrown into the air and falling back to earth
- A ball thrown over a long distance travels in a parabola.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek parabolē ‘placing side by side, application’, from para- ‘beside’ + bolē ‘a throw’ (from the verb ballein).Want to learn more?
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