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parabola


(puh-RAB-uh-luh) A geometrical shape (see geometry) consisting of a single bend and two lines going off to an infinite distance.	1
‡ An object that is propelled away from the Earth and then drawn back by gravity, such as a fly ball in baseball, follows a path shaped like a parabola.	2

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