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hyperbel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hyperbola noun 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.
  • hyperbole noun Exaggeration used for effect, not meant to be taken literally.

Senses

hyperbel is used for these senses in English:

  • hyperbola (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.
  • hyperbole (uncountable, rhetoric, literature) Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.