Parabolic usually refers to something in a shape of an parabola. Parabolic may refer to: In mathematics: Parabolic cylinder function Parabolic induction Parabolic Lie algebra Parabolic partial differential equation In geometry: Parabolic coordinates Parabolic cylindrical coordinates Parabolic geometry Parabolic spiral In physics: Parabolic trajectory In technology: Parabolic antenna Parabolic microphone Parabolic reflector Parabolic SAR Parabolic trough… (More on Parabolic)