A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of which is equally distant from a fixed point, called the focus, and a fixed straight line, called the directrix. See Focus.
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Alt. of Parabolical
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Alt. of Parabolical
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Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.
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Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.
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