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hyperbolide

hyperbolide noun: synonym of superbolide.

Noun

hyperbolide (plural hyperbolides)

  1. Synonym of superbolide.
    • It is shown, in conclusion, that with the Cassegrain telescope the best definition is obtainable when the form of the primary mirror is a paraboloide, and that of the secondary a hyperbolide; that deviations from these forms in the two surfaces when acting in combination, will generally tend to...1898, ANZAAS (Association), Report of the Seventh Meeting of the Astralasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Held at Sydney, 1898, The Association, page 267
    • This 'hyperbolide' may have been the most energetic such event known since that 1908 explosion, the latter having devastated more than two thousand square kilometres of Siberian forest.2013 April 1, Richard Miles, "2013 February 15: the day of the asteroids!," at thefreelibrary.com
    Synonyms:
    superbolide

Synonyms of hyperbolide

Forms of hyperbolide

pluralhyperbolides

Origin of hyperbolide

From hyper- + bolide.

Questions about hyperbolide

What does hyperbolide mean?
Hyperbolide means synonym of superbolide.
What part of speech is hyperbolide?
Hyperbolide is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperbolide?
The plural of hyperbolide is hyperbolides.

Words near hyperbolide in the dictionary

  1. hyperbolically
  2. hyperbolicity
  3. hyperbolick
  4. hyperbolicly
  5. hyperbolics
  6. hyperbolide
  7. hyperbolides
  8. hyperboliform
  9. hyperbolike
  10. hyperbolise
  11. hyperbolised

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