Definition Of Parabola

A parabola is the set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from the
focus and the directrix of the parabola.

More About Parabola

The graph of any quadratic equation is a parabola.
All parabolas have an axis of symmetry and the point at which the
axis of symmetry intersects the parabola is called the vertex of the
parabola and the vertex lies half way between the focus and the
directrix.

Directrix is a line that is perpendicular to the axis of symmetry of a

parabola.
Focus of a parabola lies on the axis of symmetry.