Definition:Parabola

Also see

 * Equivalence of Definitions of Parabola

Linguistic Note
The word parabola is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable: par-a-bo-la.

The plural of parabola is properly parabolae, but this is considered pedantic, and the usual plural form found is parabolas.

The form parabolas is used on.

Historical Note
The word parabola was provided by, who did considerable work on establishing its properties.