hyperbola
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hyperbola
- /haɪˈpɚ.bə.lə/ US
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From New Latin hyperbola, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). Doublet of hyperbole.
noun hyperbolas · hyperbolae · hyperbolæ
- A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.
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noun geometric curve
| Español | hipérbola |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쌍곡선 ssanggokseon |
| 日本語 | 双曲線 sōkyokusen |
| 中文 | 雙曲線 /双曲线 shuāngqūxiàn |
| हिन्दी | अतिपरवलय atipravlay |
| Português | hipérbole |
| Français | hyperbole |
| Deutsch | Hyperbel |
| Italiano | iperbole |
| Ελληνικά | υπερβολή ypervolí |
| Română | hiperbolă |
| Русский | гипе́рбола gipérbola |
| Tiếng Việt | hypecbon |
| العربية | قَطْعٌ زَائِد qaṭʕun zāʔid, هَذْلُول haḏlūl |
| עברית | הִיפֵּרבּוֹלָה hiperbola |
Talk about this word "hyperbola." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hyperbola. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hyperbola. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hyperbola "hyperbola." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hyperbola.Cite this
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title = {hyperbola},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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