(1):
(a.) Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.
(2):
(a.) Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve.
(3):
(a.) Generated by the revolution of a parabola, or by a line that moves on a parabola as a directing curve; as, a parabolic conoid.