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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (12808)3/18/1998 11:51:00 PM
From: DD™  Read Replies (1) of 31646
 
"I like that word. What does it mean??"

Takekn from the word parabola..

Main Entry: paúrabúoúla
Pronunciation: p&-'ra-b&-l&
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek parabolE, literally, comparison
Date: 1579
1 : 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
2 : something bowl-shaped (as an antenna or microphone reflector)

Also, a parabolic curve is the plot of points (x,f(x)) for the arethmetic equation f(x) = x squared.

DD
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