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hyperbola

hy·per·bo·la
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-pur-buh-luh]
    • /haɪˈpɜr bə lə/
    • /haɪˈpɜː.bəl.ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-pur-buh-luh]
    • /haɪˈpɜr bə lə/

Definitions of hyperbola word

  • noun hyperbola the set of points in a plane whose distances to two fixed points in the plane have a constant difference; a curve consisting of two distinct and similar branches, formed by the intersection of a plane with a right circular cone when the plane makes a greater angle with the base than does the generator of the cone. Equation: x 2 /a 2 − y 2 /b 2 = ±1. 1
  • noun hyperbola A symmetrical open curve formed by the intersection of a circular cone with a plane at a smaller angle with its axis than the side of the cone. 1
  • noun hyperbola geometry: plane curve with two branches 1
  • noun hyperbola a conic section formed by a plane that cuts both bases of a cone; it consists of two branches asymptotic to two intersecting fixed lines and has two foci. Standard equation: x2/a2 – y2/b2 = 1 where 2a is the distance between the two intersections with the x-axis and b = a√(e2 – 1), where e is the eccentricity 0
  • noun hyperbola the path of a point that moves so that the difference of its distances from two fixed points, the foci, is constant; curve formed by the section of a cone cut by a plane more steeply inclined than the side of the cone 0

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Origin of hyperbola

First appearance:

before 1660
One of the 46% oldest English words
1660-70; < New Latin < Greek hyperbolḗ the geometrical term, literally, excess. See hyperbole

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Parts of speech for Hyperbola

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hyperbola popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for hyperbola

noun hyperbola

  • trajectory — the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight.
  • arc — An arc is a smoothly curving line or movement.
  • arch — An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall.
  • contour — You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as its contours.
  • loop — a hot bloom of pasty consistency, to be worked under a hammer or in rolls.

Antonyms for hyperbola

noun hyperbola

  • line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.

Top questions with hyperbola

  • how to find the vertices of a hyperbola?
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  • how to find the equation of a hyperbola?
  • how to graph a hyperbola?
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  • how to find foci of hyperbola?
  • how to find foci of a hyperbola?
  • how many foci does the graph of a hyperbola have?
  • how to find vertices of hyperbola?
  • how to find asymptotes of a hyperbola?
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  • how to find the center of a hyperbola?
  • how to find the domain of a hyperbola?

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