hyperbolic
1 of 2adjective (1)
hy·per·bol·ic ˌhī-pər-ˈbä-lik 
variants or less commonly hyperbolical
ˌhī-pər-ˈbä-li-kəl
: of, relating to, or marked by language that exaggerates or overstates the truth : of, relating to, or marked by hyperbole
hyperbolic claims
hyperbolically
ˌhī-pər-ˈbä-li-k(ə-)lē
adverb hyperbolic
2 of 2adjective (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
Word History
Etymology
Adjective (1)
see hyperbole
Adjective (2)
see hyperbole
First Known Use
Adjective (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Adjective (2)
1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing hyperbolic
- quanting
- quantisation
- quantisations
- quantise
- quantised
- quantiser
- quantisers
- quantises
- quantising
- quantitate
- quantitated
- quantitates
- quantitating
- quantitation
- quantitations
- quantitative
- quantitative analysis
- quantitative easing
- quantitative inheritance
- quantitatively
- quantitativeness
- quantitativenesses
- quantities
- quantitive
- quantitively