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Vinony

hyperbola

noun

  1. type of smooth curve, lying in a plane
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /haɪˈpɚ.bə.lə/

noun

Etymology: From New Latin hyperbola, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). Doublet of hyperbole.

  1. A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.