parabool

Signification (Anglais)

1. (masculine) parabola (a conic section)
2. (masculine) understatement

Concepts

parabole

Synonymes

parabel

Traductions

Parabel

parabola

parábola

parábola

parabola

paràbola

παραβολή

parabol

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌpaːraːˈboːl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Emprunté à latin: parabola

In summary

Borrowed from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), from παραβάλλω (parabállō, “I set side by side”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”). Doublet of parool, parabel, and palaver.