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hyperbola

hy·per·bola

US/haɪˈpɚ.bə.lə/ uncommon

noun

1.

an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone

Origin

From New Latin hyperbola, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ). Doublet of hyperbole.

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