40 Words Beginning with Para-

40 Words Beginning with Para- 40 Words Beginning with Para- 40 Words Beginning with Para- By Mark Nichol The prefix para- is versatile, meaning â€Å"beside,† â€Å"closely related,† or â€Å"closely resembling†; â€Å"accessory† or â€Å"subsidiary†; â€Å"beyond†; or â€Å"abnormal† or â€Å"faulty.† The commonality is that a word beginning with para- pertains to the relationship or resemblance of something to something else. This post lists and briefly defines words with the prefix. 1. parable (â€Å"throw beside†): a story illustrating a moral or religious principle 2. parabola (â€Å"throw beside†): a roughly U-shaped curve, or a similarly shaped object 3. paracentesis (â€Å"stab beside†): a puncturing surgical procedure 4. parachute (â€Å"against fall†): a canopy of fabric used to slow the fall of someone or something from an aircraft (or something figuratively similar), or a similar anatomical structure on an animal 5. paradigm (â€Å"show beside†): an example or pattern 6. parados (â€Å"against back†): a rear wall of a military trench 7. paradox (â€Å"outside of opinion†): something contrary to expectation 8. paragliding (â€Å"against descending smoothly,† on the model of parachute): an airborne activity involving a person harnessed to a maneuverable parachute-like wing 9. paragon (â€Å"beside whetstone†): a model or pattern of excellence 10. paragraph (â€Å"written beside†): a short piece of writing on one topic 11. paralanguage (â€Å"beside what is said†): vocal effects such as tone that convey additional meaning 12. paralegal (â€Å"beside law†): an assistant to a lawyer 13. paraleipsis (â€Å"pass over†): something mentioned only briefly, but emphasized by doing so 14. parallax (â€Å"change beside†): an inclination of two converging lines 15. parallel (â€Å"beside each other†): equidistant, or equal or similar, or arranged for simultaneity 16. parallelogram (â€Å"draw equal†): a four-sided shape with parallel sides of equal length 17. paralysis (â€Å"loosen beside†): loss of ability to move or act 18. paramagnetic (â€Å"abnormally attracting†): weakly magnetic 19. paramecium (â€Å"long on one side†): a type of single-celled animal 20. paramedic (â€Å"beside doctor†): medical personnel who treat injured or sick people before and while they are taken to a hospital, or who assist doctors 21. parameter (â€Å"beside measure†): a factor or limit 22. paramilitary (â€Å"resembling soldiers†): an unofficial military unit 23. paranoia (â€Å"beside mind†): delusional mental illness, or irrational suspicion 24. paranormal (â€Å"beside usual†): not scientifically explainable 25. parapet (â€Å"against breast†): a wall of stone or earth 26. paraphernalia (â€Å"beside dowry†): belongings or equipment 27. paraphilia (â€Å"beside love†): arousal about improper sexual practices 28. paraphrase (â€Å"point out beside†): restatement 29. paraplegia (â€Å"strike at one side†): paralysis of the lower body 30. parapraxis (â€Å"against practice†): blunder or lapse, or an error that reveals subconscious motives 31. paraprofessional (â€Å"beside skilled person†): one who assists a professional worker such as a teacher 32. parapsychology (â€Å"beside study of the mind†): investigation of psychic phenomena 33. paraquat (â€Å"resembling four,† from its chemical composition): an herbicide 34. parasailing (â€Å"against sail,† on the model of parachute): an airborne activity involving a person harnessed to a parachute-like device being pulled by a vehicle 35. parasite (â€Å"beside food†): an organism or entity that exploits a host or other entity 36. parasol (â€Å"against sun†): an umbrella for shielding the bearer from sunlight 37. parastate (â€Å"resembling political entity†): a political territory not recognized by others 38. parasympathetic (â€Å"beside feeling with†): pertaining to a part of the nervous system 39. paratransit (â€Å"beside travel†): individualized public transit 40. paratrooper (â€Å"against soldier,† on the model of parachute): a soldier specializing in parachuting from an aircraft Some words beginning with para-, such as parakeet, paramount, and paramour, are distantly related, not directly associated with the etymology of the prefix, while other words beginning with or including par- but followed by another vowel or a consonant are closely cognate; the latter group will be detailed in a subsequent post. Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Vocabulary category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:100 Idioms About NumbersCapitalization Rules for the Names of Games45 Idioms with "Roll"

The History of Color Television

The History of Color Television The earliest mention of color television was in a 1904 German patent for  a color television system. In 1925, Russian inventor Vladimir K.  Zworykin  also filed a patent disclosure for an all-electronic color television system. While both of these designs were not successful, they were the first documented proposals for color television. Sometime between 1946 and 1950, the research staff of RCA Laboratories invented  the worlds first electronic,  color television system.  A successful color television system based on a system designed by RCA began commercial broadcasting on December 17, 1953. RCA vs. CBS But before RCA, CBS researchers led by Peter Goldmark invented a mechanical color television system based on the 1928 designs of  John Logie Baird. The FCC authorized CBSs color television technology as the national standard in October of 1950.  However, the system at the time was bulky, picture quality was terrible, and the technology was not compatible with earlier black-and-white sets. CBS  began  color broadcasting on five east coast stations in June of 1951. However, RCA responded by suing to stop the public broadcasting of CBS-based systems. Making matters worse was that there were already 10.5 million black-and-white televisions (half RCA sets) that had been sold to the public and very few color sets. Color television production was also halted during the Korean War. With the many challenges, the CBS system failed. Those factors provided RCA with the time to design a better color television, which they based on Alfred Schroeders 1947 patent application for a technology called shadow mask CRT. Their system passed FCC approval in late 1953 and sales of RCA color televisions began in 1954. A Brief Timeline of Color Television Early color telecasts could be preserved only on the black-and-white  kinescope  process introduced in 1947.In 1956, NBC began using color film to time-delay and preserve some of its live color telecasts.  A company named Ampex  made a color videotape recorder in 1958 and  NBC used it to tape  An Evening With Fred Astaire,  the oldest surviving network color videotape.In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower visited the NBC station in Washington, D.C. and gave a speech discussing the new technologys merits. His speech was recorded in color, and a copy of this videotape was given to the Library of Congress.NBC  made the first coast-to-coast color broadcast when it telecast the  Tournament of Roses Parade  on January 1, 1954.The  premiere of Walt Disneys Wonderful World of Color in  September  1961 created a turning point that persuaded consumers to go out and purchase color televisions.  Television broadcasting  stations and networks in most parts of the w orld upgraded from black-and-white TVs to color transmission in the 1960s and 1970s. By 1979, even the last of these had converted to color, and by the early 1980s, black-and-white sets were mostly small portable sets  or those used as video monitor screens in lower-cost consumer equipment. By the late 1980s, even these areas switched to color sets.