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parabola in Japanese

parabola in Japanese is 放物線 — parabola means a curve in which every point is the same distance from a fixed point, the focus, as from a fixed line, the directrix.

parabola in Japanese

放物線
noun
Pronounced: hōbutsusen
(geometry) The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).

What does "parabola" mean?

  1. noun A curve in which every point is the same distance from a fixed point, the focus, as from a fixed line, the directrix.
    "The graph of a quadratic equation is a parabola."
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parabola in a sentence

  • The graph of a quadratic equation is a parabola.
  • A ball thrown through the air follows a path close to a parabola.

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What is "parabola" in Japanese?
"parabola" in Japanese is 放物線. parabola means: A curve in which every point is the same distance from a fixed point, the focus, as from a fixed line, the directrix.
How do you pronounce 放物線?
"parabola" in Japanese is 放物線, pronounced "hōbutsusen".
How do you use "parabola" in a sentence?
Example: "The graph of a quadratic equation is a parabola." In Japanese, "parabola" is 放物線.
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