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hyperbolas

hyperbolas is the plural of hyperbola.

Meaning of hyperbola

Noun

hyperbola (plural hyperbolas or hyperbolae or hyperbolæ)

  1. A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.

Phrases with hyperbolas

Questions about hyperbolas

What is hyperbolas the plural of?
Hyperbolas is the plural of hyperbola.

Words near hyperbolas in the dictionary

  1. hyperblebs
  2. hyperblock
  3. hyperbola
  4. hyperbolae
  5. hyperbolaeon
  6. hyperbolas
  7. hyperbole
  8. hyperboles
  9. hyperbolic
  10. hyperbolic angle
  11. hyperbolic angles

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