Definitions | hyperbola |
| noun (plural hyperbolas or hyperbolae)
- (geometry) 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.
Translations: - Dutch: hyperbool
- French: hyperbole
- German: Hyperbel
- Italian: iperbole
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: hipérbola
Etymology: From Ancient Greek (polytonic, á) (huperbolÄ)
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