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Parabolically

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par·a·bol·ic  (pr-blk) also par·a·bol·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
1. Of or similar to a parable.
2. Of or having the form of a parabola or paraboloid.

[Ultimately from Greek parabol, comparison; see parable. Sense 2, from parabola.]

para·boli·cal·ly adv.


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The sinister truth remained that, whether hyperbolically or parabolically borne away, the projectile would never again meet either the earth or the moon.
 
 
 
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