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hyperbola

/haɪˈpɚ.bə.lə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-bo-la
IPA
/haɪˈpɚ.bə.lə/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ὑπερ- (huper-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek ὑπερβάλλω (huperbállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ)bor. New Latin hyperbolabor. English hyperbola From New Latin hyperbola, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). Doublet of hyperbole.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hyperbola, ὑπερβολή

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /haɪˈpɚ.bə.lə/

Inflected Forms

hyperbolas (plural) hyperbolae (plural) hyperbolæ (plural)

Derived Forms

hyperbolic hyperboliform hyperboloid

Phrases

equilateral hyperbola rectangular hyperbola unit hyperbola

Frequently Paired Words

hyperbolically parabola ellipse circle

Questions

How do you pronounce hyperbola?
The recorded pronunciation is /haɪˈpɚ.bə.lə/.
What does hyperbola mean?
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.
Where does hyperbola come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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