Associations to the word «Hyperbola»

Wiktionary

HYPERBOLA, noun. (geometry) 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.

Dictionary definition

HYPERBOLA, noun. An open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley