adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to hyperbole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hyperbolic
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US: hīpərbŏl'ĭk
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US: /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈbɔl.ɪk/
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adj
Meaning 2
Using hyperbole: exaggerated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exaggerative
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Of a perceived color, having a saturation exceeding 100%.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: color theory
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Broader terms: chimerical
adj
Meaning 4
Of or pertaining to a hyperbola.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 5
Indicates that the specified function is a hyperbolic function rather than a trigonometric function.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- The hyperbolic cosine of zero is one.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 6
Having negative curvature or sectional curvature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adj
Meaning 7
Whose domain has two (possibly ideal) fixed points joined by a line mapped to itself by translation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences, topology
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adj
Meaning 8
Of, pertaining to, or in a hyperbolic space (a space having negative curvature or sectional curvature).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology
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adjective
Meaning 9
of or relating to a hyperbola
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- hyperbolic functions
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a hyperbolic style
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inflated
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin hyperbolic(us), from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολικός (huperbolikós). First attested in the 15th century. By surface analysis, hyperbol(e) + -ic.
First attested in 1676. By surface analysis, hyperbol(a) + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: hiperbolies — exaggerated
- Catalan: hiperbòlic — exaggerated
- Czech: nadsazený — exaggerated
- Czech: nadnesený — exaggerated
- Esperanto: hiperbola — exaggerated
- Finnish: hyperbolinen — exaggerated
- French: hyperbolique — exaggerated
- Galician: hiperbólico — exaggerated
- German: hyperbolisch — exaggerated
- German: übertrieben — exaggerated
- Irish: áibhéalach — exaggerated
- Irish: urtheilgeach — exaggerated
- Italian: iperbolico — exaggerated
- Manx: ard-vooadagh — exaggerated
- Portuguese: hiperbólico — exaggerated
- Russian: гиперболи́ческий (giperbolíčeskij) — exaggerated
- Russian: преувели́ченный (preuvelíčennyj) — exaggerated
- Spanish: hiperbólico — exaggerated
- Swedish: överdriven — exaggerated
- Ukrainian: гіперболі́чний (hiperbolíčnyj) — exaggerated
- Catalan: hiperbòlic — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- Czech: hyperbolický — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- Danish: hyperbolsk — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- Dutch: hyperbolisch — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- French: hyperbolique — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- Galician: hiperbólico — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- German: hyperbolisch — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- Gujarati: અતિવલયાકાર (ativalyākār) — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- Hindi: अतिपरवलयिक (atipravalyik) — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- Icelandic: breiðger — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- Irish: hipearbóileach — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- Kazakh: гиперболалық (giperbolalyq) — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- Polish: hiperboliczny — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- Portuguese: hiperbólico — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- Russian: гиперболи́ческий (giperbolíčeskij) — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- Spanish: hiperbólico — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- Swedish: hyperbolisk — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
- Ukrainian: гіперболі́чний (hiperbolíčnyj) — pertaining to a mathematical hyperbola
Real reading context