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Hyperbola

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Noun

1. hyperbola

an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone

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Hyperbola

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noun plural -las or -lae (-ˌliː)
a conic section formed by a plane that cuts both bases of a cone; it consists of two branches asymptotic to two intersecting fixed lines and has two foci. Standard equation: x2/a2 – y2/b2 = 1 where 2a is the distance between the two intersections with the x-axis and b = a√(e2 – 1), where e is the eccentricity

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Hyperbola

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nounWord forms: plural hyˈperbolas or hyˈperboˌlae (haɪˈpɜrbəli ; hīpʉrˈbəlē)
Geometry
the path of a point that moves so that the difference of its distances from two fixed points, the foci, is constant; curve formed by the section of a cone cut by a plane more steeply inclined than the side of the cone

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hyperbola

see synonyms of hyperbola
n. pl. hy·per·bo·las or hy·per·bo·lae (-lē)
A plane curve having two branches, formed by the intersection of a plane with both halves of a right circular cone at an angle parallel to the axis of the cone. It is the locus of points for which the difference of the distances from two given points is a constant.

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