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hyperbola Definition


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hyperbola
noun
    hyperbolas, hyperbolae
    1. geom.
      The curve produced when a plane2 cuts through a cone so that the angle between the base of the cone and the plane is greater than the angle between the base and the sloping side of the cone.
Etymology: 17c: Latin, from Greek hyperbole, from hyper over + ballein to throw.



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