parabool
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
parabool m (plural parabolen, diminutive parabooltje n)
- (mathematics) parabola (a conic section)
- (literature) understatement
Synonyms edit
- (understatement): understatement