# Parabolic

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**Parabolic** usually refers to something in a shape of a [parabola](/source/Parabola), but may also refer to a [parable](/source/Parable).

**Parabolic** may refer to:

- In **mathematics**: - In **elementary mathematics**, especially elementary geometry: - [Parabolic coordinates](/source/Parabolic_coordinates) - [Parabolic cylindrical coordinates](/source/Parabolic_cylindrical_coordinates) - [parabolic Möbius transformation](/source/M%C3%B6bius_transformation#Parabolic_transforms) - [Parabolic geometry (disambiguation)](/source/Parabolic_geometry_(disambiguation)) - [Parabolic spiral](/source/Fermat's_spiral) - [Parabolic line](/source/Parabolic_line) - In **advanced mathematics**: - [Parabolic cylinder function](/source/Parabolic_cylinder_function) - [Parabolic induction](/source/Parabolic_induction) - [Parabolic Lie algebra](/source/Parabolic_Lie_algebra) - [Parabolic partial differential equation](/source/Parabolic_partial_differential_equation)
- In **physics**: - [Parabolic trajectory](/source/Parabolic_trajectory)
- In **technology**: - [Parabolic antenna](/source/Parabolic_antenna) - [Parabolic microphone](/source/Parabolic_microphone) - [Parabolic reflector](/source/Parabolic_reflector) - [Parabolic trough](/source/Parabolic_trough) - a type of solar thermal energy collector - [Parabolic flight](/source/Parabolic_flight) - a way of achieving weightlessness - [Parabolic action](/source/Fishing_rod#Specifications), or parabolic bending curve - a term often used to refer to a progressive bending curve in [fishing rods](/source/Fishing_rod).
- In **commodities and stock markets**: - [Parabolic SAR](/source/Parabolic_SAR) - a chart pattern in which prices rise or fall with an increasingly steeper slope
- Other - [Parabolic dune](/source/Parabolic_dune), a sand formation

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