Parabolas [noun]
Definition of Parabolas:
arched, rounded line or object
Synonyms of Parabolas:
● Arc
● Arch
● Contour
● Loop
● Swerve
● Sweep
● Hairpin
● Crook
● Bend
● Whorl
● Ambit
● Circle
● Quirk
● Festoon
● Bight
● Compass
● Bow
● Turn
● Circuit
● Vault
● Round
● Chord
● Ellipse
● Ogee
● Helix
● Flexure
● Curlicue
● Meniscus
● Camber
● Catenary
● Rondure
Sentence/Example of Parabolas:
He reached the height of the 'parabola,' and is now about to descend.
Is the orbit that of an ellipse, or a circle, or a parabola?
You will remember that a Republican State is represented by a parabola.
As a matter of fact the path of a projectile in vacuo is only approximately a parabola.
Its actual path will be a curve, which in this case is a parabola.
The parabola of a comet was perhaps a yet better illustration of the career of humanity.
The vertex of the parabola is at the level of the greatest velocity.
The resulting diagram is a curve which is approximately a parabola.
A heavy silver match-box was tossed in a parabola through the air.
If the air-resistance be neglected, it can be shown that the trajectory is a parabola.