hyperbola
pronunciation
How to pronounce hyperbola in British English:
UK [haɪˈpɜ:bələ]
How to pronounce hyperbola in American English:
US [haɪˈpɜrbələ]
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- Noun:
- an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone
Word Origin
- hyperbola (n.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. A hyperbola approaches but does not meet its asymptote .
- 2. A hyperbola from four points .
- 3. Conic includes ellipse , hyperbola and parabola .
- 4. Hyperbola of high school maths is classical problem library .