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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (huperbol?). Doublet of hyperbole.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: h?pûr'b?l?, IPA^(key): /ha??p?b?l?/

Noun

hyperbola (plural hyperbolas or hyperbolae or hyperbolæ)

1. (geometry) 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.

Usage notes

• Like many terms that start with a non-silent h but have emphasis on their second syllable, some people precede hyperbola with an, others with a.

Derived terms

• hyperbolic

Translations

See also

• circle
• conic section
• ellipse
• parabola
• unit hyperbola

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???p?rbola]
• Rhymes: -ola

Noun

hyperbola f

1. (geometry) hyperbola
2. hyperbole, overstatement

   Synonym: nadsázka

Further reading

• hyperbola in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• hyperbola in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Noun

hyperbola

1. hyperbole (extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device)

Declension

English

Noun

hyperbolae

1. plural of hyperbola

Latin

Noun

hyperbolae f

1. dative singular of hyperbol?
2. nominative plural of hyperbol?
3. vocative plural of hyperbol?