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parabola

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If the load travels the reverse way, the shearing force at the head of the train is given by the ordinates of the dotted parabola.

This parabola is the curve of maximum moments for a travelling load uniform per ft. run.

Now, except for very short bridges and very unequal loads, a parabola can be found which includes the curve of maximum moments.

Let we be the load per ft. run which would produce the maximum moments represented by this parabola.

The planet would then have moved in a parabola, or an hyperbola, curves not returning into themselves.

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On this page you'll find 45 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to parabola, such as: arc, arch, contour, loop, trajectory, and ambit.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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