parabola

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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)
{n} one of the three conic sections
A geometric shape formed by the intersection of a cone by a plane parallel to its side
Geometrically a parabola can be described as the points in a plane whose distance from a fixed point called the focus is equal to the points distance from a fixed line called the directrix The distance p from the vertex (the point midway between the focus and directrix) is called the focal length
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
(sol) The geometrically-curved shape used in the design of SOLAR COOKER to focus sunlight on a single point A parabola is based on a family of quadratic curves F - parabole S - parabola
An open curve all points of which are equidistant from a fixed point, called the focus , and a straight line See conic section
{i} curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to its side (Mathematics)
The parabolas have infinite branches, but no rectilineal asymptotes
set of points equal distance from a focus and a directrix
For the cubical parabola n = 3; for the semicubical parabola n = &frac32
The intersection of a conical surface and a plane parallel to an element of the surface
A parabola is the curve you get when you graph a quadratic equation
See under Cubical, and Semicubical
a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve
The mathematical curve whose graph has y proportional to x2
A curve of the form Y = u + vX + wX², where u, v and w are constants, X and Y the variables The symbiosis between kinetic and gravitational energies in a simple harmonic system is an example of a parabolic relationship
A plane curve generated by a point, so moving that its distance from a fixed point is always equal to its distance from a straight line
A plane curve generated by a point moving so that its distance from a fixed point is equal to its distance from a fixed line: the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to an element of the cone
One of a group of curves defined by the equation y = axn where n is a positive whole number or a positive fraction
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
The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of a point equidistant from a point (the focus) and a line (the directrix)
Conic section formed by a plane passing parallel to one side of a cone The eccentricity of a parabola equals 1
vertex: V (0, 0) focus: F (p, 0) directrix: x = -p equation of parabola: y2 = 4px
A type of curve, any point of which is equally distant from a fixed point, called the focus, and a fixed straight line, called the directrix
The graph of a quadratic function in two dimensions In higher dimensions, a parabaloid
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– A plane curve generated by a point moving so that its distance from a fixed point is equal to its distance from a fixed line
– A plane curve, each point of which is equidistant from a straight line (called a directrix) and a focal point The parabola is the conic section formed when the cutting plane and an element on the cone’s surface make the same angle with the cone’s base
A plane curve generated by a point moving so that its distance from a fixed point is equal to its distance from a fixed line In escape velocity when the object reaches parabola, the object leaves earth never to return
A parabola is a type of curve such as the path of something that is thrown up into the air and comes down in a different place. = arc. a curve in the shape of the imaginary line an object makes when it is thrown high in the air and comes down a little distance away (parabole; PARABLE). Open curve, one of the conic sections. It results when a right circular cone intersects a plane that is parallel to an edge of the cone. It is also the path of a point moving so that its distance from a fixed line (directrix) is always equal to its distance from a fixed point (focus). In analytic geometry its equation is y = ax^2 + bx + c (a second-degree, or quadratic, polynomial function). Such a curve has the useful property that any line parallel to its axis of symmetry reflects through its focus, and vice versa. Rotating a parabola about its axis produces a surface (paraboloid) with the same reflection property, making it an ideal shape for satellite dishes and reflectors in headlights. Parabolas occur naturally as the paths of projectiles. The shape is also seen in the design of bridges and arches
parabola

    Hyphenation

    pa·rab·o·la

    Turkish pronunciation

    pıräbılı

    Pronunciation

    /pərˈabələ/ /pɜrˈæbələ/

    Etymology

    [ p&-'ra-b&-l& ] (noun.) 1579. From Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolē), from παραβάλλω (paraballō, “I set side by side”) παρά (para, “beside”) + βάλλω (ballō, “I throw”).
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