Home > Term: parabola
parabola
A member of the class of curves that are intersections of a plane with a cone of revolution. It is obtained (see illustration) when the cutting plane is parallel to an element of the cone.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Science
- Category: General science
- Company: McGraw-Hill
0
Creator
- Francisb
-
(Platinum) 6779 points - 100% positive feedback
