hyperbolic

[ hahy-per-bol-ik ]

/ ˌhaɪ pərˈbɒl ɪk /

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adjective

having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.

using hyperbole; exaggerating.

Mathematics.

of or relating to a hyperbola.
derived from a hyperbola, as a hyperbolic function.

Nearby words

hyperbaton, hyperbetalipoproteinemia, hyperbilirubinemia, hyperbola, hyperbole, hyperbolic, hyperbolic function, hyperbolic geometry, hyperbolic paraboloid, hyperbolism, hyperbolize

Also hy·per·bol·i·cal.

Origin of hyperbolic

1640–50; hyperbole or hyperbol(a) + -ic

Related forms

hy·per·bol·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·hy·per·bol·ic, adjectivenon·hy·per·bol·i·cal, adjectivenon·hy·per·bol·i·cal·ly, adverb

sem·i·hy·per·bol·ic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for hyperbolic

Again his language was hyperbolic, saying that the scheme would do more damage than the Luftwaffe had managed in World War II.
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But this new crop of hyperbolic Clintonistas seems different.
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It would be hyperbolic to crown Steve Beshear as a profile in courage.
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Indeed, after nearly four years, there is a treasure trove of hyperbolic, over-the-top soundbites about it.
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H.L. Mencken, admittedly a fast man with a hyperbolic comparison, thought him more profound than Henry James.
The Forgotten Genius of Ring Lardner|Allen Barra|September 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In a country of exaggerations, he likewise is prone to hyperbolic description of things actual.
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And if there are no hyperbolic orbits, then it is infinity to one that all the orbits are elliptical.
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With the power Ken speaks of, I believe the hyperbolic form could carry an effective wave into the stratosphere.
The Year When Stardust Fell|Raymond F. Jones
Barbican maintained it was the parabolic; M'Nicholl insisted that it was the hyperbolic.
All Around the Moon|Jules Verne
In the first case the surface is called an Hyperboloid of one sheet, in the second an Hyperbolic Paraboloid.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hyperbolic

hyperbolic

hyperbolical

/ (ˌhaɪpəˈbɒlɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to a hyperbola

rhetoric of or relating to a hyperbole

Derived Formshyperbolically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for hyperbolic

hyperbolic

adj.

1640s (iperbolical is from early 15c.), from Greek hyperbolikos "extravagant," from hyperbole "extravagance," literally "a throwing beyond" (see hyperbole). Geometric sense is from 1670s. Related: Hyperbolically.

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