Parabolic

Parabolic usually refers to something in a shape of a parabola.

Parabolic may refer to:

  • In mathematics:
    • In elementary mathematics, especially elementary geometry:
    • Parabolic coordinates
    • Parabolic cylindrical coordinates
    • Parabolic geometry
    • Parabolic spiral
    • In advanced mathematics:
      • Parabolic cylinder function
      • Parabolic induction
      • Parabolic Lie algebra
      • Parabolic partial differential equation
  • In physics:
    • Parabolic trajectory
  • In technology:
    • Parabolic antenna
    • Parabolic microphone
    • Parabolic reflector
    • Parabolic trough - a type of solar thermal energy collector
  • In commodities and stock markets:
    • Parabolic SAR - a chart pattern in which prices rise or fall with an increasingly steeper slope