hyperbola

English

Rectangular hyperbola graph

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). Doublet of hyperbole.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: hīpûr'bələ, IPA^(key): /haɪˈpɚ.bə.lə/

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Noun

hyperbola (plural hyperbolas or hyperbolae or hyperbolæ)

1. (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

• equilateral hyperbola
• hyperbolic
• rectangular hyperbola

 

Translations

geometric curve

• Arabic: قَطْعٌ زَائِد m (qaṭʕun zāʔid), هَذْلُول (ar) m (haḏlūl)
• Armenian: հիպերբոլ (hy) (hiperbol)
• Belarusian: гіпе́рбала f (hipjérbala)
• Bengali: অধিবৃত্ত (bn) (odhibritto)
• Bulgarian: хипе́рбола (bg) f (hipérbola)
• Catalan: hipèrbola (ca) f, hipèrbole (ca) f
• Cebuano: duhalitok
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雙曲線／双曲线 (zh) (shuāngqūxiàn)

• Czech: hyperbola (cs) f
• Danish: hyperbel c
• Dutch: hyperbool (nl) m
• Esperanto: hiperbolo
• Finnish: hyperbeli (fi)
• French: hyperbole (fr) f
• Georgian: ჰიპერბოლა (hiṗerbola)
• German: Hyperbel (de) f
• Greek: υπερβολή (el) f (ypervolí)
• Gujarati: અતિવલય (ativalya)
• Hebrew: הִיפֵּרבּוֹלָה f (hiperbola)
• Hindi: अतिपरवलय (hi) (atipravlay)
• Hungarian: hiperbola (hu)
• Icelandic: breiðbogi m, gleiðbogi m
• Irish: hipearbóil f
• Italian: iperbole (it) f
• Japanese: 双曲線 (ja) (そうきょくせん, sōkyokusen)
• Korean: 쌍곡선 (ko) (ssanggokseon)
• Maori: pūwerewere
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hyperbel m

  Nynorsk: hyperbel m

• Persian: هذلولی (fa) (hozluli)
• Polish: hiperbola (pl) f
• Portuguese: hipérbole (pt) f
• Romanian: hiperbolă (ro) f
• Russian: гипе́рбола (ru) f (gipérbola)
• Slovak: hyperbola f
• Slovene: hiperbola (sl) f
• Spanish: hipérbola (es) f
• Swedish: hyperbel (sv) c
• Thai: ไฮเพอร์โบลา (hai-pəə-boo-lâa)
• Turkish: hiperbol (tr)
• Ukrainian: гіпе́рбола (uk) f (hipérbola)
• Vietnamese: hypecbon
• Welsh: hyperbola m

See also

• circle
• conic section
• ellipse
• parabola
• unit hyperbola

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɪpɛrbola]
• Rhymes: -ola

Noun

hyperbola f

1. (geometry) hyperbola
2. 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 (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “hyperbola”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “hyperbola”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English hyperbole), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). Doublet of hyperbeli (hyperbola).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhyperbolɑ/, [ˈhype̞rˌbo̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -olɑ
• Syllabification^(key): hy‧per‧bo‧la

Noun

hyperbola

1. 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 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.

Possessive forms of hyperbola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hyperbolani hyperbolani accusative nom. hyperbolani hyperbolani gen. hyperbolani genitive hyperbolani hyperbolieni hyperbolaini rare partitive hyperbolaani hyperboliani inessive hyperbolassani hyperbolissani elative hyperbolastani hyperbolistani illative hyperbolaani hyperboliini adessive hyperbolallani hyperbolillani ablative hyperbolaltani hyperboliltani allative hyperbolalleni hyperbolilleni essive hyperbolanani hyperbolinani translative hyperbolakseni hyperbolikseni abessive hyperbolattani hyperbolittani instructive — — comitative — hyperbolineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hyperbolasi hyperbolasi accusative nom. hyperbolasi hyperbolasi gen. hyperbolasi genitive hyperbolasi hyperboliesi hyperbolaisi rare partitive hyperbolaasi hyperboliasi inessive hyperbolassasi hyperbolissasi elative hyperbolastasi hyperbolistasi illative hyperbolaasi hyperboliisi adessive hyperbolallasi hyperbolillasi ablative hyperbolaltasi hyperboliltasi allative hyperbolallesi hyperbolillesi essive hyperbolanasi hyperbolinasi translative hyperbolaksesi hyperboliksesi abessive hyperbolattasi hyperbolittasi instructive — — comitative — hyperbolinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hyperbolamme hyperbolamme accusative nom. hyperbolamme hyperbolamme gen. hyperbolamme genitive hyperbolamme hyperboliemme hyperbolaimme rare partitive hyperbolaamme hyperboliamme inessive hyperbolassamme hyperbolissamme elative hyperbolastamme hyperbolistamme illative hyperbolaamme hyperboliimme adessive hyperbolallamme hyperbolillamme ablative hyperbolaltamme hyperboliltamme allative hyperbolallemme hyperbolillemme essive hyperbolanamme hyperbolinamme translative hyperbolaksemme hyperboliksemme abessive hyperbolattamme hyperbolittamme instructive — — comitative — hyperbolinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hyperbolanne hyperbolanne accusative nom. hyperbolanne hyperbolanne gen. hyperbolanne genitive hyperbolanne hyperbolienne hyperbolainne rare partitive hyperbolaanne hyperbolianne inessive hyperbolassanne hyperbolissanne elative hyperbolastanne hyperbolistanne illative hyperbolaanne hyperboliinne adessive hyperbolallanne hyperbolillanne ablative hyperbolaltanne hyperboliltanne allative hyperbolallenne hyperbolillenne essive hyperbolananne hyperbolinanne translative hyperbolaksenne hyperboliksenne abessive hyperbolattanne hyperbolittanne instructive — — comitative — hyperbolinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hyperbolansa hyperbolansa accusative nom. hyperbolansa hyperbolansa gen. hyperbolansa genitive hyperbolansa hyperboliensa hyperbolainsa rare partitive hyperbolaansa hyperboliaan hyperboliansa inessive hyperbolassaan hyperbolassansa hyperbolissaan hyperbolissansa elative hyperbolastaan hyperbolastansa hyperbolistaan hyperbolistansa illative hyperbolaansa hyperboliinsa adessive hyperbolallaan hyperbolallansa hyperbolillaan hyperbolillansa ablative hyperbolaltaan hyperbolaltansa hyperboliltaan hyperboliltansa allative hyperbolalleen hyperbolallensa hyperbolilleen hyperbolillensa essive hyperbolanaan hyperbolanansa hyperbolinaan hyperbolinansa translative hyperbolakseen hyperbolaksensa hyperbolikseen hyperboliksensa abessive hyperbolattaan hyperbolattansa hyperbolittaan hyperbolittansa instructive — — comitative — hyperbolineen hyperbolinensa

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 2023-07-02

Welsh

Etymology

Internationalism (see English hyperbola), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ).

Noun

hyperbola m (plural hyperbolâu, not mutable)

1. (geometry) hyperbola