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parabola

noun(pa-rab-o-la)

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

parabola

noun(pa-rab-o-la)

something bowl-shaped (such as an antenna or microphone reflector)

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