hyperbola
A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the…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.
» This hyperbola is important to us. It's the relativistic analogue of a circle.
Dieser Hyperbel ist für uns wichtig. Sie ist das relativistische Analogon eines Kreises.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Hyperbel
гипе́рболаgipérbola
гіпе́рболаhipérbola
an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone
Examples
1 sentencesThis hyperbola is important to us. It's the relativistic analogue of a circle.
deDieser Hyperbel ist für uns wichtig. Sie ist das relativistische Analogon eines Kreises.
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin hyperbola, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). Doublet of hyperbole.From New Latin hyperbola, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). Doublet of hyperbole.
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Forms
plural: hyperbolas / hyperbolae| Singular | hyperbola |
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| Plural | hyperbolas / hyperbolae |
regular
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular