Adjective: parabolic ,per-u'bó-lik [N. Amer], ,pa-ru'bó-lik [Brit]
- Resembling or expressed by parables
"The parabolic nature of his stories made complex moral lessons more accessible";
- parabolical
- Having the form of a parabola
"The parabolic mirror focused the light into a narrow beam";
- parabolical
See also: rounded
Encyclopedia: Parabolic