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parabola
noun
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parabola (noun):
a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve.
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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