hyperbola

[hahy-pur-buh-luh] / haɪˈpɜr bə lə /

NOUN

curve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arc arch contour loop trajectory

STRONG

ambit bend bight bow camber catenary chord circle circuit circumference compass concavity crook curlicue curvature ellipse festoon flexure hairpin half-moon helix horseshoe incurvation incurvature meniscus ogee parabola quirk round sinuosity sweep swerve turn vault whorl

WEAK

curvation rondure

Antonyms

WEAK

line

Example Sentences

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While the equations of an ellipse and a hyperbola are very similar, their graphs are very different.

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The two points where the transverse axis intersects the hyperbola are each a vertex of the hyperbola.

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We will see that the equation of a hyperbola looks the same as the equation of an ellipse, except it is a difference rather than a sum.

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Since the y2 - term is positive, the hyperbola opens up and down.

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It follows that DF = EC, and ED = CF; or On any secant of an hyperbola the segments between the curve and the asymptotes are equal.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

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