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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: parabolaOne entry found. Main Entry: pa·rab·o·la Pronunciation: \pə-ˈra-bə-lə\ Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek parabolē, 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 
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