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Dictionary: par·a·bol·ic   (păr'ə-bŏl'ĭk) pronunciation also par·a·bol·i·cal
(-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
  1. Of or similar to a parable.
  2. Of or having the form of a parabola or paraboloid.

[Ultimately from Greek parabolē, comparison. See parable. Sense 2, from PARABOLA.]

parabolically par'a·bol'i·cal·ly adv.

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(par-uh-BOL-ik)

adjective
1. Of or relating to a parable.
2. Having the form of a parabola.

Etymology
Ultimately from Greek parabole, from para- (beside) + bole (throwing), from ballein (to throw).

Usage
"The parabolic form tampers with proper novelistic delicacy, with the sense that genuine surprise might confront and contradict our expectations." — James Wood; The Cost of Clarity; The New Republic (Washington, DC); Apr 17/Apr 24, 2000.

"Struggling to find a sense of home, Noel is haunted by disappointments, the ghost of his Vietnam MIA father, and the spirit of Ross. If this novel is something of a parable, then it is darkly parabolic from its first page on." — Robert Gingher; Riding the Dragon; The World & I (Washington, DC); Jul 2001.


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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: resembling or expressed by parables
  Synonym: parabolical
  Pertains to noun: parable (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: having the form of a parabola
  Synonym: parabolical


Translations: Parabolic
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - parabolsk

Nederlands (Dutch)
parabolisch

Français (French)
adj. - parabolique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - parabolisch, Parabol-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παραβολικός, αλληγορικός, (μαθημ.) παραβολικός

Italiano (Italian)
parabolico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - parabólico

Русский (Russian)
аллегорический, параболический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - alegórico, parabólico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - parabolisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
抛物线的, 碗碟状的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 拋物線的, 碗碟狀的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비유의, 우화 같은, 포물선의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - たとえ話の, 放物線の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قطعي مكافئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אליגורי, של פרבולה‬


 
 
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