Clues for the word "PARABOLA"
We've had 27 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 44 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on June 08, 2025.
Definition of parabola
- n. - A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of which is equally distant from a fixed point, called the focus, and a fixed straight line, called the directrix. See Focus.
- n. - One of a group of curves defined by the equation y = axn where n is a positive whole number or a positive fraction. For the cubical parabola n = 3; for the semicubical parabola n = /. See under Cubical, and Semicubical. The parabolas have infinite branches, but no rectilineal asymptotes.
Referring Clues
- Result of plotting, perhaps
- Geometry line
- Firecracker's path
- It has a mathematical focus
- Graph of the equation y = ax2 + bx + c
- Plane curve
- Geometric curve
- Type of curve
- Certain conic section, in math
- What's represented by x2 = 4py
- Mathematical curve
- Trajectory shape
- Comet's path, maybe
- Satellite dish curve shape
- Trajectory of missile soldier shot high in air over area
- Conic section
- Section for Muslim (probably) in Croatian port
- Curve - Arab opal (anag)
- Kind of curve
- A run with a high-arcing ball going up on a curve
- Horse entering river has left a path following an arc
- A curve in math
- One with a focus in mathematics
- Plane curve, in math
- Curve such as y = x squared
- Geometry curve
- y=2x² plot, e.g.
Last Seen In
- Daily American - June 08, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 15, 2024
- Daily American - February 19, 2024
- LA Times - December 23, 2023
- Daily American - June 08, 2023
- Universal - October 14, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - June 23, 2017
- Daily American - June 08, 2017
- Guardian Quick - February 22, 2017
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 27, 2015
- Guardian Prize - January 10, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 23, 2014
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 05, 2013
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 03, 2013
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 04, 2012
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 04, 2012
- Guardian Quick - January 24, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 28, 2011
- Guardian Quick - January 28, 2011
- Thinks Daily - September 19, 2010
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 09, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - June 29, 2010
- Thinks Daily - June 19, 2010
- New York Times - February 21, 2010
- New York Times - January 25, 2010
- LA Times - October 17, 2009
- Guardian Quick - August 11, 2009
- USA Today - August 21, 2008
- New York Times - March 27, 2008
- Universal - March 08, 2008
- And in 14 more crossword puzzles...