define a parabola
A parabola (/pÉËraebÉlÉ/ ; pÉËrÃ¦bÉlÉ plural parabolas or, parabolae adjective, parabolic From: greek) ÏÎ±ÏÎ±Î²Î¿Î»Î® is a-two, dimensional-mirror symmetrical, curve which is Approximately-u shaped when oriented as shown in the diagram, below but which can be in any orientation in its. plane