parabolical

• Adjectif vieilli signifiant relatif à la parabole ou exprimé sous forme de parabole (récit allégorique) ; aujourd'hui remplacé par 'parabolique'.

An obsolete adjective meaning of or relating to a parabola, or expressed in a parable; now replaced by 'parabolic'.

1. Resembling a parableC2formal

   Of or relating to a parable; expressed in the form of a story that illustrates a moral or spiritual lesson.

   parabolique

   • The teacher's parabolical explanation made the complex idea easier to grasp.
   • His speech was filled with parabolical references to ancient tales.
   • The novel's parabolical structure invites multiple interpretations.

   Synonymesallegoricalemblematicfigurativesymbolic

2. Having the shape of a parabolaC2formalscientific

   Having a curved, U-shaped form, like that of a parabola.

   En forme de parabole

   • The architect designed a parabolical roof for the new stadium.
   • The satellite dish has a parabolical shape to focus signals.
   • The trajectory of the ball was perfectly parabolical.

   Synonymesarchedarciformcurvedparabolicu-shaped