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par•a•bol•ic1  (par′ə bolik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Mathematicshaving the form or outline of a parabola.
  2. Mathematicshaving a longitudinal section in the form of a paraboloid or parabola:a parabolic reflector.
  3. Mathematicsof, pertaining to, or resembling a parabola.
  • parabol(a) + -ic 1695–1705

par•a•bol•ic2  (par′ə bolik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or involving a parable.
Also, par′a•boli•cal. 
  • Late Greek parabolikós figurative, equivalent. to Greek parabol(é̄) parable + -ikos -ic
  • Late Latin parabolicus metaphoric
  • 1650–60
par′a•boli•cal•ism, n. 
par′a•boli•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
parabolic /ˌpærəˈbɒlɪk/ adj
  1. of, relating to, or shaped like a parabola
  2. shaped like a paraboloid: a parabolic mirror
parabolic /ˌpærəˈbɒlɪk/, parabolical /ˌpærəˈbɒlɪkəl/ adj
  1. of or resembling a parable
ˌparaˈbolically adv
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