hyperbolic

hy·per·bol·ic

 (hī′pər-bŏl′ĭk) also hy·per·bol·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)

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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hy′per·bol′i·cal·ly adv.

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hyperbolic

(ˌhaɪpəˈbɒlɪk) or

hyperbolical

adj

1. (Mathematics) of or relating to a hyperbola

2. (Rhetoric) rhetoric of or relating to a hyperbole

ˌhyperˈbolically adv

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hy•per•bol•ic

(ˌhaɪ pərˈbɒl ɪk)

also hy`per•bol′i•cal,

adj.

1. of, having the nature of, or using hyperbole.

2. of, pertaining to, or derived from a hyperbola.

[1640–50]

hy`per•bol′i•cal•ly, adv.

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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.

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Translations

hyperbolický

hyperbolisch

hiperbólico

hyperbolique

iperbolico

hyperbolisch

hiperboliczny

hyperbolic

[ˌhaɪpəˈbɒlɪk] ADJ → hiperbólico

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hyperbolic

[ˌhaɪpə^rˈbɒlɪk] adj → hyperbolique

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hyperbolic(al)

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

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