noun🔗ShareThe 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)."The water from the sprinkler followed a parabola as it sprayed across the lawn. "mathtechnicalsciencephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe explicit drawing of a parallel between two essentially dissimilar things, especially with a moral or didactic purpose. A parable."The teacher used a parabola about a lost toy to explain to the children why it's important to take care of their belongings. "storyliteraturereligionmoralphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
