parabolæ

A form of parabola — The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of parabola

    The two parabolæ which bound the profile have the same axis, which is horizontal and at the level of the top of the dam. The vertices of the parabolæ are respectively at the front and back edge of the top of the profile.

    1905, Edward Wegmann, The Design and Construction of Dams, John Wiley & Sons, fourth edition, Chapter IX, page #68
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