parabola

English Thesaurus

1. a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve (noun.shape)

hypernym	:	conic, conic section,
definition	:	(geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone (noun.shape)

derivation	:	parabolic, parabolical,
definition	:	having the form of a parabola (adj.all)

derivation	:	parabolic, parabolical,
definition	:	having the form of a parabola (adj.all)