parabolae

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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. pluralrareplural of parabola
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APA

parabolae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parabolae

MLA

“parabolae.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parabolae. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parabolae,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parabolae.

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