parabolic

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US monetary base has gone parabolic, and that is a coconut-sized seed for future inflation.

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  1. adjective Of or similar to a parable.
  2. adjective Of or having the form of a parabola or paraboloid.

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  • Often we are never able to refine our values far enough to decide whether the object is elliptical or hyperbolic, and we therefore continue listing it as a "parabolic" orbit. —  Analog July, 1974
  • It is possible that the recent run carries the signature of the parabolic-style move that ends such long-term bulls. —  Safehaven
  • Over recent years risk appetite has gone parabolic, people being willing to take on more and more risk and throwing caution to the wind. —  JasonKolb.com
  • Markets that go parabolic are almost always driven by speculation. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • The way it delivers its power is semi-parabolic, with the redline seeming to be there only to maintain its longevity. —  Advance auto zone blog about fast cars and auto trader
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  1. Ultimately from Greek parabolē, comparison; see parable. Sense 2, from parabola.

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  1. = French paraliolique= Spanish parabólico= Portuguese Italian parabolico, from LGr. παραβολικός,figurative, from Greek παραβολή,a comparison, parable: see parabola, parabole, parable;.
 

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