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parabolic

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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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Adj.1.parabolic - resembling or expressed by parables
parabolical
2.parabolic - having the form of a parabola
parabolical
rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"


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