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How to pronounce parabolic in American English
“parabolic” pronunciation by American speakers
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in the air, lobbing in a parabolic arc.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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These machines are equipped with special projectors with parabolic screens.
FAA
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we shape the uh the sail into a parabolic dish and have a secondary collector and
NASA
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