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[ hahy-per-bol-ik ] / ˌhaɪ pərˈbɒl ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hyperbolic ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated. using hyperbole; exaggerating. Mathematics. - of or relating to a hyperbola.
- derived from a hyperbola, as a hyperbolic function.
Origin of hyperbolic1640–50; hyperbole or hyperbol(a) + -ic OTHER WORDS FROM hyperbolichy·per·bol·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·hy·per·bol·ic, adjectivenon·hy·per·bol·i·cal, adjectivenon·hy·per·bol·i·cal·ly, adverb sem·i·hy·per·bol·ic, adjective Words nearby hyperbolichyperbaton, hyperbetalipoproteinemia, hyperbilirubinemia, hyperbola, hyperbole, hyperbolic, hyperbolic function, hyperbolic geometry, hyperbolic paraboloid, hyperbolism, hyperbolize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hyperbolicAgain his language was hyperbolic, saying that the scheme would do more damage than the Luftwaffe had managed in World War II. Imagining Prince Charles as King Makes All of Britain Wish They Could Leave Like Scotland|Clive Irving|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST But this new crop of hyperbolic Clintonistas seems different. Hollywood's Obsession With Hillary Clinton-Like Villains, From 'Divergent' to 'The Hunger Games'|Andrew Romano|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST It would be hyperbolic to crown Steve Beshear as a profile in courage. Obamacare Is Winning in Kentucky, Thanks to Steve Beshear|Jonathan Miller|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST Indeed, after nearly four years, there is a treasure trove of hyperbolic, over-the-top soundbites about it. Obamacare Fear-Mongering Hall of Fame: Death Panels and More|Jamelle Bouie|September 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
H.L. Mencken, admittedly a fast man with a hyperbolic comparison, thought him more profound than Henry James. The Forgotten Genius of Ring Lardner|Allen Barra|September 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST In a country of exaggerations, he likewise is prone to hyperbolic description of things actual. Revolution and Other Essays|Jack London And if there are no hyperbolic orbits, then it is infinity to one that all the orbits are elliptical. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I|Herbert Spencer With the power Ken speaks of, I believe the hyperbolic form could carry an effective wave into the stratosphere. The Year When Stardust Fell|Raymond F. Jones Barbican maintained it was the parabolic; M'Nicholl insisted that it was the hyperbolic. All Around the Moon|Jules Verne In the first case the surface is called an Hyperboloid of one sheet, in the second an Hyperbolic Paraboloid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various
British Dictionary definitions for hyperbolic
adjectiveof or relating to a hyperbola rhetoric of or relating to a hyperbole Derived forms of hyperbolichyperbolically, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hyperbolicoratorical, vocal, farfetched, abstract, overblown, preposterous, melodramatic, pretentious, extravagant, distorted, excessive, inflated, unrealistic, overwrought, false, fabricated, stylized, magnified, exalted, strained |