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Hyperbolic [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

HYPERBOL'IC

Hyperbolic [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola.

2. Relating to or containing hyperbole; exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact; exceeding the truth; as a hyperbolical expression.

3. Hyperbolic space, in geometry, the space or content comprehended between the curve of a hyperbole and the whole ordinate.

Hyperbolic [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alt. of Hyperbolical

Hyperbolical [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola.

2. Relating to, containing, or of the nature of, hyperbole; exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact; exceeding the truth; as, an hyperbolical expression.

Hyperbolically [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In the form of a hyperbola.

2. With exaggeration; in a manner to express more or less than the truth.

3. Scylla--is hyperbolically described by Homer as inaccessible.

Hyperbolically [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. In the form of an hyperbola.

2. With exaggeration; in a manner to express more or less than the truth.