hyperbolic

hy·per·bol·ic  (hpr-blk) also hy·per·bol·i·cal (--kl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or employing hyperbole.

2. Mathematics

a. Of, relating to, or having the form of a hyperbola.

b. Of or relating to a geometric system in which two or more lines can be drawn through any point in a plane and not intersect a given line in the plane.

c. Of or relating to a hyperbolic function: hyperbolic cosine.

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hyper·boli·cal·ly adv.

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hyperbolic [ˌhaɪpəˈbɒlɪk], hyperbolical

adj

1. (Mathematics) of or relating to a hyperbola

2. (Literature / Rhetoric) Rhetoric of or relating to a hyperbole

hyperbolically  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	hyperbolic - enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "a hyperbolic style" inflated increased - made greater in size or amount or degree
	2.	hyperbolic - of or relating to a hyperbola; "hyperbolic functions"

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hyperbolic

adjective exaggerated, overstated, enlarged, magnified, amplified This kind of hyperbolic writing does him no favours.

Translations

hyperbolic [ˌhaɪpəˈbɒlɪk] ADJ → hiperbólico

hyperbolic [ˌhaɪpə^rˈbɒlɪk] adj → hyperbolique

hyperbolic(al)

adj (Liter, Math) → hyperbolisch; (Math also) → Hyperbel-; hyperbolic function → Hyperbelfunktion f