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

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.