parabolic mirror
— Noun
– English
～ a parabolic reflector for light radiation
parabolic geometry
— Noun
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～ (mathematics) geometry based on Euclid's axioms
parabolic
— Adjective
– English
～ resembling or expressed by parables
parabolic
— Adjective
– English
～ having the form of a parabola
parabolical
— Adjective
– English
～ resembling or expressed by parables
parabolical
— Adjective
– English
～ having the form of a parabola
paraboloid
— Noun
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～ a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis
paraboloidal
— Adjective
– English
～ having the shape of a paraboloid
paracelsus
— Noun
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～ Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541)
paracentesis
— Noun
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～ centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis
paracervical block
— Noun
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～ regional anesthesia resulting from the injection of a local anesthetic on each side of the cervix; used during labor and childbirth
Paracheirodon axelrodi
— Noun
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～ small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Colombia
Paracheirodon
— Noun
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～ a genus of Characidae
parachute jumper
— Noun
– English
～ a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute
parachute
— Noun
– English
～ rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
parachute
— Verb
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～ jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
parachuter
— Noun
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～ a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute
parachuting
— Noun
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～ descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"
parachutist
— Noun
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～ a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute
Paraclete
— Noun
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～ the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost