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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries포물선
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pomulseon
"투사체의 궤적은 포물선을 따릅니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A symmetrical open plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to its side.
"The path of a projectile under the influence of gravity follows a parabolic trajectory." - 2
A statement or proposition that is expressed in a way that is not literal, often used in a metaphorical sense.
"The teacher used a parable to illustrate the moral lesson."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'parabola' originates from the Greek word 'parabolē', meaning 'comparison' or 'application'. It was adopted into Latin as 'parabola', where it referred specifically to a type of curve. The mathematical sense developed in the context of conic sections during the Renaissance period, evolving to describe a specific quadratic curve.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Parabola" is said worldwide
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parabole
Transliteration: pa-ra-bol
"La trajectoire d'un projectile suit une parabole."
Parabel
Transliteration: pa-ra-bel
"Die Flugbahn eines Projektils folgt einer Parabel."
parabola
Transliteration: pa-ra-bo-la
"La traiettoria di un proiettile segue una parabola."
parábola
Transliteration: pa-ra-bo-la
"La trayectoria de un proyectil sigue una parábola."
parábola
Transliteration: pa-ra-bo-la
"A trajetória de um projétil segue uma parábola."
पैराबोला
Transliteration: pairābolā
"एक प्रक्षिप्त का पथ एक पैराबोला का अनुसरण करता है।"
抛物线
Transliteration: pāowùxiàn
"一个抛射物的轨迹遵循抛物线。"
포물선
Transliteration: pomulseon
"투사체의 궤적은 포물선을 따릅니다."
放物線
Transliteration: hōbutsusen
"発射体の軌道は放物線に従います。"
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