tombolayoudaoicibaDictYouDict
tombola: see tumble
DenebolayoudaoicibaDictYouDict
second-brightest star in Leo, from Latinized corruption of Arabic dhanab al-(asad) "tail of the lion." In 18c., often simply Deneb.
ebola (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
virus, 1976, named for Ebola River valley in Congo, where it first was studied.
hyperbola (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1660s, from Latinized form of Greek hyperbole "extravagance," literally "a throwing beyond" (see hyperbole). Perhaps so called because the inclination of the plane to the base of the cone exceeds that of the side of the cone.
parabola (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1570s, from Modern Latin parabola, from Greek parabole "parabola, comparison, analogy; application" (see parable), so called by Apollonius of Perga c. 210 B.C.E. because it is produced by "application" of a given area to a given straight line. It had a different sense in Pythagorean geometry. Related: Parabolic.
tombola (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
Italian lotto-style lottery, 1880, from Italian tombola, apparently from tombolare "to tumble, fall upside down," from a Germanic source (see tumble (v.)).
lobolayoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"(Among southern African peoples) a bride price, traditionally one paid with cattle", Zulu and Xhosa.