# parabolic

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #37,618

## Definitions
1. Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
2. Of or pertaining to a parable.
3. Of a leaf: ovate-oblong or ovate, obtuse and contracted below the apex.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek παραβολικός (parabolikós).

## Common misspellings (13)
`aprabolic`, `paarbolic`, `parabbolic`, `parabloic`, `paraboilc`, `parabolci`, `parabolicc`, `parabollic`, `paraoblic`, `parbaolic`, `parrabolic`, `pparabolic`, `praabolic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/parabolic