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Hyperbolic — Hy per*bol ic, Hyperbolical Hy per*bol ic*al, a. [L. hyperbolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hyperbolique.] 1. (Math.) Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) Relating to, containing, or of the nature of,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hyperbolic cosines — Hyperbolic Hy per*bol ic, Hyperbolical Hy per*bol ic*al, a. [L. hyperbolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hyperbolique.] 1. (Math.) Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) Relating to, containing, or of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hyperbolic functions — Hyperbolic Hy per*bol ic, Hyperbolical Hy per*bol ic*al, a. [L. hyperbolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hyperbolique.] 1. (Math.) Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) Relating to, containing, or of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hyperbolic logarithm — Hyperbolic Hy per*bol ic, Hyperbolical Hy per*bol ic*al, a. [L. hyperbolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hyperbolique.] 1. (Math.) Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) Relating to, containing, or of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hyperbolic sines — Hyperbolic Hy per*bol ic, Hyperbolical Hy per*bol ic*al, a. [L. hyperbolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hyperbolique.] 1. (Math.) Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) Relating to, containing, or of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hyperbolic spiral — Hyperbolic Hy per*bol ic, Hyperbolical Hy per*bol ic*al, a. [L. hyperbolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hyperbolique.] 1. (Math.) Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) Relating to, containing, or of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hyperbolic motion (relativity) — Hyperbolic motion is the motion of an object with constant proper acceleration in special relativity. It is called hyperbolic motion because the equation describing the path of the object through spacetime is a hyperbola, as can be seen when… … Wikipedia
hyperbolic — [hī΄pər bäl′ik] adj. [LL hyperbolicus < Gr hyperbolikos < hyperbolē: see HYPERBOLA] 1. of, having the nature of, or using hyperbole; exaggerated or exaggerating 2. of, or having the form of, a hyperbola 3. designating or of any of a set of… … English World dictionary
hyperbolic — index extreme (exaggerated), inflated (overestimated) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hyperbolic — 1640s (iperbolical is from early 15c.), from Gk. hyperbolikos “extravagant,” from hyperbole extravagance, lit. a throwing beyond (see HYPERBOLE (Cf. hyperbole)). Geometric sense is from 1670s. Related: Hyperbolically … Etymology dictionary
hyperbolic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of language) deliberately exaggerated. 2) relating to a hyperbola … English terms dictionary
