parabolas

/P ER0 AE1 B AH0 L AH0 Z/

noun

1
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).
2
The explicit drawing of a parallel between two essentially dissimilar things, especially with a moral or didactic purpose. A parable.
syn:parable

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