See also: 抛物線 and 放物線

Chinese

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to throw objects line
trad. (拋物線/拋物綫) 拋物 /
simp. (抛物线) 抛物 线
 
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Etymology

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Coined by Chinese mathematician Li Shanlan (李善蘭) and British Protestant Christian missionary Alexander Wylie in 代微積拾級 (1859) based on a translation of Elias Loomis's Elements of Analytical Geometry and of the Differential and Integral Calculus (1851). Compound of 拋物抛物 (pāowù, to throw objects, perhaps in reference to the etymology of English parabola) +‎ 线 (xiàn, line).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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拋物線

  1. (mathematics) parabola (Classifier: m c)
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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (拋物線):