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Webster Dictionary :: Par

P`AR, n. [L. par, equal, paro.] 1. State of equality; equal value; equivalence w...

Webster Dictionary :: Parable

PAR'ABLE, n. [L. parabilis.] Easily procured. [Not used.] PAR'ABLE , n. [L. para...

Webster Dictionary :: Parabola

PARAB'OLA, n. [L. See Parable .] A conic section arising from cutting a cone by ...

Webster Dictionary :: Parabole

PARABOLE, n. parab'oly. [See Parable .] In oratory, similitude; comparison.

Webster Dictionary :: Parabolic

PARABOL'IC PARABOL'ICAL, a. Expressed by parable or allegorical representation; ...

Webster Dictionary :: Parabolically

PARABOL'ICALLY, adv. by way of parable. 1. In the form of a parabola.

Webster Dictionary :: Paraboliform

PARABOL'IFORM, a. Having the form of a parabola.

Webster Dictionary :: Parabolism

PARAB'OLISM, n. [from parabola.] In algebra, the division of the terms of an equ...

Webster Dictionary :: Paraboloid

PARAB'OLOID, n. [Gr. form.] In geometry, a paraboliform curve whose ordinates ar...

Webster Dictionary :: Paracelsian

PARACEL'SIAN,n. A physician who follows the practice of Paracelsus, a Swiss phys...

Webster Dictionary :: Paracentesis

PARACENTE'SIS PARACEN'TESY, n. [Gr. through, and to pierce.] The operation in su...

Webster Dictionary :: Paracentric

PARACEN'TRIC PARACEN'TRICAL, a. [Gr. beyond, and center.] Deviating from circula...

Webster Dictionary :: Parachment-maker

P`ARACHMENT-MAKER, n. One who dresses skins for parchment.

Webster Dictionary :: Parachronism

PARACH'RONISM, n. [Gr. beyond, and time.] An error in chronology; a mistake in r...

Webster Dictionary :: Parachute

PAR'ACHUTE, n. [Gr. against.] In aerostation, an instrument to prevent the rapid...

Webster Dictionary :: Paraclete

PAR'ACLETE, n. [Gr. to call.] Properly, an advocate; one called to aid or suppor...

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