hyperbola
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). Doublet of hyperbole.
Pronunciation
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
geometric curve
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See also
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
hyperbola f
- (geometry) hyperbola
- hyperbole, overstatement
- Synonym: nadsázka
Declension
Declension of hyperbola (hard feminine)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hyperbola | hyperboly |
| genitive | hyperboly | hyperbol |
| dative | hyperbole | hyperbolám |
| accusative | hyperbolu | hyperboly |
| vocative | hyperbolo | hyperboly |
| locative | hyperbole | hyperbolách |
| instrumental | hyperbolou | hyperbolami |
Further reading
- hyperbola in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- hyperbola in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- hyperbola in Internetová jazyková příručka
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English hyperbole), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ).
Pronunciation
Noun
hyperbola
- hyperbole (extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device)
Declension
| Inflection of hyperbola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 hyperbolainrare | ||
| 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
- “hyperbola”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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