Definitions

1. noun

A plane curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not contain the axis of the cone, or a curve of this form having an equation of the fourth degree. It has two branches and two foci, and the sum of the distances from any point on the curve to the two foci is constant.

“The engineer analyzed the trajectory of the projectile, which formed a hyperbola in the sky.”

2. noun

A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, often by stating something as being more extreme than it actually is.

“He used hyperbole when he said he was starving to death because he missed a single meal.”

3. noun

A mathematical term used to describe a type of curve in mathematics, particularly in coordinate geometry.

“The math teacher used the hyperbola to explain the concept of asymptotes to her students.”