hyperbolic
adjective (1)
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hy·per·bol·ic | \ ˌhī-pər-ˈbä-lik
\
variants: or less commonly hyperbolical \ ˌhī-pər-ˈbä-li-kəl
\
Definition of hyperbolic
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of, relating to, or marked by language that exaggerates or overstates the truth
: of, relating to, or marked by
hyperbole hyperbolic claims
hyperbolic
adjective (2)
Definition of
hyperbolic (Entry 2 of 2)
1 geometry
: of, relating to, or being like a curve that is formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone
: of, relating to, or being analogous to a
hyperbola
2
: of, relating to, or being a space in which more than one line parallel to a given line passes through a point hyperbolic geometry
Other Words from hyperbolic
Adjective (1)
hyperbolically \ ˌhī-pər-ˈbä-li-k(ə-)lē
\ adverb
First Known Use of hyperbolic
Adjective (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined
above
Adjective (2)
1676, in the meaning defined at
sense 1
History and Etymology for hyperbolic
Adjective (1)
see
hyperbole
Adjective (2)
see
hyperbole