hyperbola

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin hyperbola, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). Doublet of hyperbole. === Pronunciation === (US) enPR: hīpûr'bələ, IPA(key): /haɪˈpɚ.bə.lə/ === Noun === hyperbola (plural hyperbolas or hyperbolae or hyperbolæ) (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. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola. ==== Usage notes ==== Like many terms that start with a non-silent h but have emphasis on their second syllable, some people precede hyperbola with an, others with a. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== circle conic section ellipse parabola unit hyperbola === References === == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɦɪpɛrbola] Rhymes: -ola === Noun === hyperbola f (geometry) hyperbola hyperbole, overstatement Synonym: nadsázka ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “hyperbola”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “hyperbola”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “hyperbola”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English hyperbole), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). Doublet of hyperbeli (hyperbola). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhyperˌbolɑ/, [ˈhype̞rˌbo̞lɑ̝] Rhymes: -olɑ Syllabification(key): hy‧per‧bo‧la Hyphenation(key): hyper‧bola === Noun === hyperbola hyperbole (extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “hyperbola”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Welsh == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English hyperbola), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). === Noun === hyperbola m (plural hyperbolâu, not mutable) (geometry) hyperbola === References ===