hyperbola
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). Doublet of hyperbole.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithyperbola (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
edit- 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
editTranslations
editgeometric curve
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See also
editCzech
editPronunciation
editNoun
edithyperbola f
- (geometry) hyperbola
- hyperbole, overstatement
- Synonym: nadsázka
Declension
editDeclension of hyperbola (hard feminine)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | hyperbola | hyperboly |
genitive | hyperboly | hyperbol |
dative | hyperbole | hyperbolám |
accusative | hyperbolu | hyperboly |
vocative | hyperbolo | hyperboly |
locative | hyperbole | hyperbolách |
instrumental | hyperbolou | hyperbolami |
Further reading
editFinnish
editEtymology
editInternationalism (see English hyperbole), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithyperbola
- hyperbole (extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device)
Declension
editInflection of hyperbola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | hyperbola | hyperbolat | |
genitive | hyperbolan | hyperbolien | |
partitive | hyperbolaa | hyperbolia | |
illative | hyperbolaan | hyperboliin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | hyperbola | hyperbolat | |
accusative | nom. | hyperbola | hyperbolat |
gen. | hyperbolan | ||
genitive | hyperbolan | hyperbolien hyperbolain rare | |
partitive | hyperbolaa | hyperbolia | |
inessive | hyperbolassa | hyperbolissa | |
elative | hyperbolasta | hyperbolista | |
illative | hyperbolaan | hyperboliin | |
adessive | hyperbolalla | hyperbolilla | |
ablative | hyperbolalta | hyperbolilta | |
allative | hyperbolalle | hyperbolille | |
essive | hyperbolana | hyperbolina | |
translative | hyperbolaksi | hyperboliksi | |
abessive | hyperbolatta | hyperbolitta | |
instructive | — | hyperbolin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading
edit- “hyperbola”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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