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Synonyms for hyperbola

Grammar : Noun
Spell : hahy-pur-buh-luh
Phonetic Transcription : haɪˈpɜr bə lə

Top 10 synonyms for hyperbola
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Définition of hyperbola

Origin :
  • 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.
  • As in curve : noun arched, rounded line or object
Example sentences :
  • An oval is never mistaken for a circle, nor an hyperbola for an ellipsis.
  • Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
  • If the cone is cut off vertically on the dotted line, A, the curve is a hyperbola.
  • Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • I said, "if my orbit is a hyperbola, I shall never return to earth."
  • Extract from : « Christmas Eve and Christmas Day » by Edward E. Hale
  • The curve is in this case called an Hyperbola (see fig. 20).
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 » by Various
  • In the hyperbola we have the mathematical demonstration of the error of an axiom.
  • Extract from : « Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith » by Robert Patterson
  • Two of the sides of the triangle in this proposition constitute a special form of the hyperbola.
  • Extract from : « The Teaching of Geometry » by David Eugene Smith
  • If the plane tips the slightest amount more, the section becomes an hyperbola.
  • Extract from : « The Teaching of Geometry » by David Eugene Smith
  • The axes of an hyperbola bisect the angles between the asymptotes.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 » by Various
  • Similarly, in an hyperbola a vertex is nearer 704 to the directrix than to the focus.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 » by Various
  • With a certain speed it will assume the parabola, and with a greater the hyperbola.
  • Extract from : « From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: and a Trip Round It » by Jules Verne

Antonyms for hyperbola

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