n. a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve
The graph of the equation was a parabola.
The graph of the equation was a parabola.
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Para is a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek such as parabola or parallel.
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conicsection; conic;curve
straight line
4 syllables
pa-rab-o-la
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