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hyperbola

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hyperbola (noun)
  2. conjugate hyperbola (noun)
  3. equilateral hyperbola (noun)
  4. rectangular hyperbola (noun)

hy·per·bo·la

noun \hī-ˈpər-bə-lə\
plural hy·per·bo·las or hy·per·bo·lae\-(ˌ)lē\

Definition of HYPERBOLA

: a plane curve generated by a point so moving that the difference of the distances from two fixed points is a constant : a curve formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone

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Origin of HYPERBOLA

New Latin, from Greek hyperbolē
First Known Use: 1668

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